Daily Insight
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Pound Trends Lower on ‘Bad-Tempered Brexit’ Warning Daily Insight
October 12 2017Australian Dollar October’s Westpac consumer confidence index showed a solid uptick on the month, pointing towards a sustained improvement in the … read more
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US Dollar Falters as Business Confidence Softens Daily Insight
October 11 2017Australian Dollar Although the NAB business confidence index showed a decent uptick on the month this was not enough to significantly bolster the … read more
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Pressure on Australian Dollar Mounts after Weak Chinese Data Daily Insight
October 10 2017Australian Dollar Confidence in the ‘Aussie’ remained decidedly lacking at the start of the week, with investors still discouraged by the … read more
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Robust German Factory Orders Shore up Euro Daily Insight
October 9 2017Australian Dollar As September’s Australian construction PMI dipped from 553 to 547 this left the ‘Aussie’ on a softer footing against its … read more
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‘Aussie’ Dips on Retail Sales Contraction Daily Insight
October 6 2017Australian Dollar An unexpected contraction in retail sales weighed heavily on the ‘Aussie’, with a second consecutive month of weakness denting … read more
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Australian Dollar Steady before Trade Data Daily Insight
October 5 2017Australian Dollar The Australian Dollar spent Wednesday’s European session trading fairly steadily against most the majors, with AUD/USD gaining … read more
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AUD Left Fluctuating after RBA Decision Daily Insight
October 4 2017Australian Dollar As expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left interest rates unchanged at its latest policy meeting While the accompanying … read more
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Iron Ore Slide Dents Australian Dollar Demand Daily Insight
October 2 2017Australian Dollar Even though Australian private sector credit showed a solid uptick in August, strengthening 55% on the year, this failed to boost … read more
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New Zealand Dollar Softened as RBNZ Downplayed Rate Hike Odds Daily Insight
September 29 2017Australian Dollar Confidence in the ‘Aussie’ failed to pick up on Thursday as a lack of domestic data continued to weigh on the antipodean … read more
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Hawkish Fed Talk Extends US Dollar Gains Daily Insight
September 28 2017Australian Dollar Fresh hawkish signals from the Fed weighed heavily on the commodity-correlated ‘Aussie’, with signs continuing to point … read more