Daily Insight
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Markets Disappointed as NZ and German Election Results Provoke Uncertainty Daily Insight
September 26 2017Australian Dollar With domestic markets quiet thanks to the bank holiday the Australian Dollar lacked any particular direction at the start of the … read more
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Pound Plunged in Response to Disappointing Brexit Speech Daily Insight
September 25 2017Australian Dollar Even as the war of words between the US and North Korea continued to escalate ahead of the weekend this did not prevent the … read more
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‘Aussie’ Under Pressure as RBA Looks Left Behind in Global Tightening Cycle Daily Insight
September 22 2017Australian Dollar Demand for the ‘Aussie’ weakened sharply on Thursday in response to the latest commentary from Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) … read more
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Strong NZD GDP Could Extend ‘Kiwi’ Bull Run Daily Insight
September 21 2017Australian Dollar While the Westpac leading index showed another month of negative growth in August this failed to particularly weigh on the … read more
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‘Aussie’ Gains Ground After Glass Half-Full RBA Minutes Daily Insight
September 20 2017Australian Dollar As the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) took a more optimistic view on the domestic economy this encouraged the ‘Aussie’ to … read more
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Bullish Services PMI Boosts New Zealand Dollar Demand Daily Insight
September 19 2017Australian Dollar In the absence of any fresh North Korean missile tests the general sense of market risk appetite picked up once again This offered … read more
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Geopolitical Tensions Limit Australian Dollar Appeal Daily Insight
September 18 2017Australian Dollar Confidence in the ‘Aussie’ faltered somewhat in response to the news that North Korea had fired another missile over Japan The … read more
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BoE Rate Hike Odds Surge on Hawkish Minutes Daily Insight
September 15 2017Australian Dollar While the Australian unemployment rate held steady at 56% in August the headline employment change figure strongly bettered … read more
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AUD Rates Boosted Ahead of Labour Market Data Daily Insight
September 14 2017Australian Dollar A solid uptick in the Westpac consumer confidence index for September helped to shore up the ‘Aussie’, although the measure … read more
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Rising UK Inflation Drives Pound Higher Daily Insight
September 13 2017Australian Dollar August’s NAB business confidence index dropped sharply on the month, falling from 12 to 5 as the mood of domestic … read more