Daily Insight
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Pound Diminished by Publication of Draft EU Withdrawal Treaty Daily Insight
March 1 2018Australian Dollar There was some sense of disappointment as Australian private sector credit failed to pick up as far as expected in January, … read more
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Australian Dollar Remains Under Pressure From Fed Rate Hike Hopes Daily Insight
February 28 2018Australian Dollar Confidence in the Australian Dollar was rather limited on Tuesday, even after a moderate uptick in consumer sentiment Although the … read more
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Sterling Climbs After BoE Dove Moves Towards Hawkishness Daily Insight
February 27 2018Australian Dollar The momentum of the Australian Dollar was rather limited at the start of the week, lacking any boost from domestic data at this … read more
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Confirmation of Weaker Eurozone Inflation Weighed Down Euro Daily Insight
February 26 2018Australian Dollar While Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce announced his intent to resign this failed to offer any particular support to the … read more
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US Dollar Unable to Maintain Momentum in Spite of Hawkish Fed Minutes Daily Insight
February 23 2018Australian Dollar Although the latest Federal Reserve meeting minutes proved a little more hawkish than anticipated the mood towards the Australian … read more
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Optimistic TTP Forecasts Boost New Zealand Dollar Daily Insight
February 22 2018Australian Dollar While the fourth quarter wage price index surprised to the upside, clocking in at 21% on the year, this failed to encourage … read more
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US Dollar Pushes Higher Ahead of Fed Minutes Daily Insight
February 21 2018Australian Dollar There was little surprise as the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) February meeting minutes reflected a rather cautious outlook … read more
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Rising UK Living Costs Send Pound into Reverse Daily Insight
February 20 2018Australian Dollar With the US market closed for President’s Day the Australian Dollar was able to make modest gains against some of its rivals, … read more
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New Zealand Dollar Surges Higher After Bullish Manufacturing PMI Daily Insight
February 19 2018Australian Dollar Unsurprisingly, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Philip Lowe maintained a rather cautious view on monetary policy in his … read more
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Mixed Labour Market Data Leaves Australian Dollar Weaker Daily Insight
February 16 2018Australian Dollar While the headline employment change figure for January proved positive this was not enough to shore up AUD exchange rates on … read more