Daily Insight
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Weakening Inflation Expectations Leave ‘Aussie’ Out of Favour Daily Insight
August 11 2017Australian Dollar August’s consumer inflation expectation survey did little to improve the appeal of the Australian Dollar, easing from 44% to 42% … read more
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Risk Appetite Evaporates as Global Geopolitical Tensions Mount Daily Insight
August 10 2017Australian Dollar As the latest Westpac consumer confidence index showed a marked weakening on the month the mood towards the ‘Aussie’ soured … read more
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AUD Rates on Mixed Form After Weak Chinese Import Figures Daily Insight
August 9 2017Australian Dollar The mood towards the ‘Aussie’ was somewhat mixed on Tuesday, with positive Australian data contrasted against disappointing … read more
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Australian Dollar Fails to Capitalise on Surging Construction PMI Daily Insight
August 8 2017Australian Dollar Risk aversion picked up at the start of the week thanks to the mounting sense of global tension following the UN’s decision to … read more
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RBA Warning Failed to Particularly Dent AUD Rates Daily Insight
August 7 2017Australian Dollar Although the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) offered a fresh warning over the relative strength of the ‘Aussie’ the mood … read more
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Pound Slumps Across the Board After BoE Proves More Dovish Daily Insight
August 4 2017Australian Dollar Despite July’s services PMI showing a solid uptick in growth on the month the mood towards the Australian Dollar remained … read more
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US Dollar Softness Continues to Benefit AUD Rates Daily Insight
August 3 2017Australian Dollar As June’s building approvals saw a smaller contraction on the year than forecast the Australian Dollar found a rallying point … read more
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Signs of RBA Caution Prompted Australian Dollar Slump Daily Insight
August 2 2017Australian Dollar Even though the Australian manufacturing PMI demonstrated continued strong growth this was not enough to shore up the ‘Aussie’ … read more
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Risk Aversion Limited AUD Gains After Higher Inflation Estimate Daily Insight
August 1 2017Australian Dollar As risk appetite generally diminished at the start of the week the ‘Aussie’ was prompted to trend lower against many of the … read more
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Will AUD Rise or Fall on RBA Decision? Daily Insight
July 31 2017Australian Dollar Last week the Australian Dollar fluctuated in response to dovish commentary from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and news from … read more