Daily Insight

• US Dollar Softness Continues to Benefit AUD Rates Daily Insight

  August 3 2017

  Australian Dollar As June’s building approvals saw a smaller contraction on the year than forecast the Australian Dollar found a rallying point … read more

• Signs of RBA Caution Prompted Australian Dollar Slump Daily Insight

  August 2 2017

  Australian Dollar Even though the Australian manufacturing PMI demonstrated continued strong growth this was not enough to shore up the ‘Aussie’ … read more

• Risk Aversion Limited AUD Gains After Higher Inflation Estimate Daily Insight

  August 1 2017

  Australian 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

• Will AUD Rise or Fall on RBA Decision? Daily Insight

  July 31 2017

  Australian Dollar Last week the Australian Dollar fluctuated in response to dovish commentary from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and news from … read more

• Risk Appetite Eases as US Dollar Rebounds from Cautious Fed Statement Daily Insight

  July 28 2017

  Australian Dollar There was some disappointment as the second quarter Australian import and export price indexes showed a larger contraction than … read more

• Australian Dollar Crumbles after Dovish RBA Comments Daily Insight

  July 27 2017

  Australian Dollar As the second quarter Australian consumer price index data surprised to the downside the mood towards the ‘Aussie’ soured … read more

• Will AUD Jump on Fed Interest Rate Decision? Daily Insight

  July 26 2017

  Australian Dollar The Australian Dollar was able to spend Tuesday’s European session standing firm against the Pound, US Dollar and Euro The … read more

• Increased Risk Appetite Buoys Australian Dollar Despite RBA Dovishness Daily Insight

  July 25 2017

  Australian Dollar In spite of the dovishness displayed by Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) policymakers ahead of the weekend the ‘Aussie’ … read more

• AUD Slumps as RBA’s Debelle Stamps out Rate Hike Excitement Daily Insight

  July 24 2017

  Australian Dollar The Australian Dollar slumped on Friday after a midday speech from Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Deputy Governor Guy Debelle The … read more

• AUD Trends Lower After Disappointing Labour Market Report Daily Insight

  July 21 2017

  Australian Dollar Demand for the ‘Aussie’ slumped markedly in the wake of June’s labour market data, with the headline employment figure … read more