Daily Insight
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Australian Dollar Benefits from Fed Speech Disappointment Daily Insight
July 13 2017Australian Dollar A modest improvement in the Westpac consumer confidence index offered support to the ‘Aussie’ on Wednesday, even though … read more
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AUD/GBP Recovers Losses as BoE’s Broadbent Remains Tight-Lipped Daily Insight
July 12 2017Australian Dollar Economic data yesterday was largely positive and so the Australian Dollar was able to record some minor advances Although the ANZ … read more
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Strong German Trade Surplus Boosts Euro Daily Insight
July 11 2017Australian Dollar Demand for risk was weak yesterday, leaving AUD slipping below opening levels against many of its peers Although iron ore prices … read more
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Fed Rate Hike Speculation Limits Australian Dollar Appeal Daily Insight
July 6 2017Australian Dollar Even though the June services PMI showed a solid uptick in growth on the month this was not enough to shore up the ‘Aussie’ … read more
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AUD Exchange Rates Slump After Disappointing RBA Meeting Daily Insight
July 5 2017Australian Dollar Markets failed to take any particular encouragement from the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) policy meeting, with the central … read more
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AUD Falls as Markets Profit despite Strong Chinese Manufacturing Data Daily Insight
July 1 2017Australian Dollar The Australian Dollar ended the week on mixed form, losing out against the commodity currencies and the US Dollar Markets were … read more
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Australian Dollar Strengthens as Housing Market Remains Hot Daily Insight
June 30 2017Australian Dollar A solid increase in the HIA new home sales data pointed towards a state of continued heat in the Australian housing market Even … read more
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Conflicting BoE Messages Prompt Volatility for Sterling Daily Insight
June 29 2017Australian Dollar In the absence of fresh domestic data the ‘Aussie’ was buoyed by a general uptick in market risk appetite With commodity … read more
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Diminished Risk Appetite Prompts Australian Dollar Slump Daily Insight
June 28 2017Australian Dollar A disappointing ANZ Roy Morgan weekly consumer confidence index reading prompted the ‘Aussie’ to trend lower against many of … read more
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AUD/GBP Weakens as Theresa May Secures DUP Support Daily Insight
June 27 2017Australian Dollar The Australian Dollar was on mixed form yesterday, making some solid gains versus its peers, but faltering against others like the … read more