Daily Insight
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AUD/GBP Bullish as UK Data and BoE Disappoint Daily Insight
May 12 2017Australian Dollar Despite a lack of economic data yesterday, the Australian Dollar was able to edge up against the major currencies Increasing … read more
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Rising Chinese Inflation and US Political Shock Boosts AUD Rates Daily Insight
May 11 2017Australian Dollar Appetite for the commodity-correlated ‘Aussie’ picked up on Wednesday in the wake of a better-than-expected Chinese consumer … read more
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Underwhelming Budget Leaves Australian Dollar on Back Foot Daily Insight
May 10 2017Australian Dollar Disappointing retail sales figures left the ‘Aussie’ on a downtrend across the board, adding to the impression of a weaker … read more
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EUR/AUD Advances after Macron Wins French Election Daily Insight
May 9 2017Australian Dollar A combination of poor data from at home and overseas weakened the Australian Dollar against the majority of its peers yesterday … read more
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AUD, CAD Rocked by Fears of Commodity Oversupplies Daily Insight
May 7 2017Australian Dollar Fears of an iron ore oversupply weighed on the Australian Dollar on Friday, causing the ‘Aussie’ to slump across the board … read more
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Risk Appetite Weakens After Hawkish Fed Meeting Daily Insight
May 5 2017Australian Dollar Comments from Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Philip Lowe failed to offer any support to the ‘Aussie’ on Thursday, … read more
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AUD Falls Ahead of US FOMC Rate Decision Daily Insight
May 4 2017Australian Dollar With this morning’s key US interest rate decision just around the corner, the Australian Dollar had plummeted yesterday Markets … read more
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Australian Dollar Remains on Weaker Footing Despite Neutral RBA Daily Insight
May 3 2017Australian Dollar As expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left interest rates unchanged yet again Governor Philip Lowe opted for a neutral … read more
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AUD/GBP Slumps despite Poor UK GDP Figures Daily Insight
May 1 2017Australian Dollar Investors sold the Australian Dollar on Friday after credit ratings agencies warned that the government borrowing more money to … read more
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AUD/EUR Hangs onto Opening Levels on Dovish Draghi Daily Insight
April 28 2017Australian Dollar Risk-appetite was soft yesterday, with investors wondering what US President Donald Trump’s tax plans would mean for … read more