Daily Insight

• AUD Vulnerable to Downside if Employment Data Disappoints Daily Insight

  August 17 2017

  Australian Dollar Buoyed by Improved Risk Appetite – Gains could be reversed if labour market data disappoints UK Wage Growth Bettered Forecast … read more

• RBA Continues to Sound Warnings on Overly Strong ‘Aussie’ Daily Insight

  August 16 2017

  Australian Dollar Confidence in the ‘Aussie’ remained relatively limited on the back of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) August meeting … read more

• Australian Dollar Extends Losses Ahead of RBA Minutes Daily Insight

  August 15 2017

  Australian Dollar With the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) looking set to leave interest rates on hold for some time to come the Australian Dollar … read more

• RBA Jawboning Weighs Down AUD Exchange Rates Daily Insight

  August 14 2017

  Australian Dollar Although Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Philip Lowe acknowledged that the next move in interest rates is more likely to … read more

• Weakening Inflation Expectations Leave ‘Aussie’ Out of Favour Daily Insight

  August 11 2017

  Australian Dollar August’s consumer inflation expectation survey did little to improve the appeal of the Australian Dollar, easing from 44% to 42% … read more

• Risk Appetite Evaporates as Global Geopolitical Tensions Mount Daily Insight

  August 10 2017

  Australian Dollar As the latest Westpac consumer confidence index showed a marked weakening on the month the mood towards the ‘Aussie’ soured … read more

• AUD Rates on Mixed Form After Weak Chinese Import Figures Daily Insight

  August 9 2017

  Australian Dollar The mood towards the ‘Aussie’ was somewhat mixed on Tuesday, with positive Australian data contrasted against disappointing … read more

• Australian Dollar Fails to Capitalise on Surging Construction PMI Daily Insight

  August 8 2017

  Australian 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

• RBA Warning Failed to Particularly Dent AUD Rates Daily Insight

  August 7 2017

  Australian Dollar Although the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) offered a fresh warning over the relative strength of the ‘Aussie’ the mood … read more

• Pound Slumps Across the Board After BoE Proves More Dovish Daily Insight

  August 4 2017

  Australian Dollar Despite July’s services PMI showing a solid uptick in growth on the month the mood towards the Australian Dollar remained … read more