Daily Insight
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AUD/GBP Weakens despite Just 0.2% UK GDP Growth Daily Insight
May 26 2017Australian Dollar With the US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) committee minutes confirming that a near-term rate hike is likely, there was … read more
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Major Currencies Sluggish Before Key FOMC Meeting Minutes Daily Insight
May 25 2017Australian Dollar The Australian Dollar was on lacklustre form yesterday as markets awaited the key US monetary policy meeting minutes from the … read more
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AUD Slumps on Weaker-than-Expected CPI Daily Insight
May 24 2017Australian Dollar Strength in global steel production, combined with a soft US Dollar, sent the Australian Dollar on a bullish advance yesterday … read more
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Strong Commodity Prices Support AUD Higher Daily Insight
May 23 2017Australian Dollar The Australian Dollar was supported by strong commodity prices yesterday The Bloomberg Commodity Index was posting gains of 07%, … read more
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AUD Mixed as US Political Jitters Continue Daily Insight
May 22 2017Australian Dollar The Australian Dollar was on mixed form on Friday, making solid gains against many of its peers but weakening versus the Pound and … read more
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Pound Advances after Retail Data Smashes Forecasts Daily Insight
May 19 2017Australian Dollar The Australian Dollar was on strong form yesterday after the latest labour market data significantly beat expectations Employment … read more
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White House Scandal Pressures US Dollar Daily Insight
May 18 2017Australian Dollar Risk appetite weakened sharply in the wake of the latest political developments in the US, putting renewed pressure on the … read more
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‘Aussie’ Trends Higher after RBA Minutes Daily Insight
May 17 2017Australian Dollar While the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) latest meeting minutes were not particularly hawkish in nature, the mood towards the … read more
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Australian Dollar Strengthened by Chinese Infrastructure Plans Daily Insight
May 16 2017Australian Dollar While Australian home loans were found to have contracted once again in March the ‘Aussie’ remained on an uptrend across the … read more
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AUD Bullish on USD Weakness and Increased Consumer Spending Daily Insight
May 15 2017Australian Dollar There were several positive factors boosting the Australian Dollar on Friday What little domestic data there was printed well, … read more