Daily Insight
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Pound Falls Back in Spite of Bullish UK Inflation Daily Insight
October 18 2017Australian Dollar The tone of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) October meeting minutes was decidedly neutral, emphasising the fact that … read more
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New Zealand Dollar Bullish in Anticipation of Strong 3Q Inflation Daily Insight
October 17 2017Australian Dollar Although Chinese producer prices jumped sharply on the year in September this was not enough to shore up the ‘Aussie’ at the … read more
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Strong Chinese Imports Boost Market Risk Appetite Daily Insight
October 16 2017Australian Dollar Unexpectedly strong Chinese trade data helped to buoy the Australian Dollar ahead of the weekend, with imports found to have risen … read more
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Less Hawkish Fed Minutes Highlight Concern over Inflation Daily Insight
October 13 2017Australian Dollar Domestic lending data proved largely positive yesterday, boosting the Australian Dollar across the board Investors were also … read more
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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