Daily Insight

• Euro Slumped on Dovish ECB Outlook Daily Insight

  September 12 2017

  Australian Dollar As the weekend passed without any escalation in the tensions surrounding North Korea this encouraged a resurgence in market risk … read more

• Optimistic UK GDP Estimate Prompted Pound Surge Daily Insight

  September 11 2017

  Australian Dollar The mood towards the ‘Aussie’ improved somewhat on Friday as July’s home loans data overshot market expectations As the … read more

• Surprise BOC Rate Hike Prompts Canadian Dollar Surge Daily Insight

  September 7 2017

  Australian Dollar Investors were disappointed as the second quarter Australian gross domestic product data fell short of forecast, even though … read more

• Lack of Change from RBA Helped to Shore up AUD Rates Daily Insight

  September 6 2017

  Australian Dollar There was no surprise in store for markets as the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left interest rates on hold once again at its … read more

• Escalating Korean Tensions Limit Australian Dollar Demand Daily Insight

  September 5 2017

  Australian Dollar August’s TD securities inflation estimate did not offer the ‘Aussie’ any particular support at the start of the week As the … read more

• US Dollar Under Pressure After Labour Market Data Misfire Daily Insight

  September 4 2017

  Australian Dollar Confidence in the health of the Australian economy improved on Friday, prompted by a solid uptick in August’s manufacturing PMI … read more

• New Zealand Dollar Crumbled as Labour Support Surged Daily Insight

  September 1 2017

  Australian Dollar Demand for the ‘Aussie’ remained somewhat limited yesterday after July’s private sector credit data showed an unexpected dip … read more

• Signs of Weakness in Housing Sector Dented AUD Rates Daily Insight

  August 31 2017

  Australian Dollar While July’s building approvals data showed a smaller-than-expected contraction on the year this was not enough to shore up the … read more

• Diminished USD Demand Helps to Boost Australian Dollar Rates Daily Insight

  August 30 2017

  Australian Dollar Even though the general sense of market risk aversion picked up in the wake of the North Korean missile launch this failed to keep … read more

• Disappointing Yellen Speech Prompted US Dollar Slump Daily Insight

  August 28 2017

  Australian Dollar Risk appetite boosted the ‘Aussie’ as markets were disappointed by Fed Chair Janet Yellen’s Jackson Hole speech With the … read more