Daily Insight

• Weaker UK Inflation Weighs Down Pound Ahead of BoE Rate Decision Daily Insight

  December 20 2018

  Mixed Leading Index Data Limits Australian Dollar Demand As the Westpac leading index contracted -009% on the month in November this left the … read more

• Signs of Increasing RBA Caution Limit Australian Dollar Demand Daily Insight

  December 19 2018

  Cautious RBA Minutes Limit Australian Dollar Appeal The Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) December meeting minutes proved more dovish in tone, … read more

• Euro Under Pressure as Eurozone Inflation Rate Unexpectedly Downgraded Daily Insight

  December 18 2018

  Australian Dollar Softens in Anticipation of RBA Minutes The mood towards the Australian Dollar soured yesterday as market risk appetite remained … read more

• Weaker PMIs Leave Australian Dollar Under Pressure Daily Insight

  December 17 2018

  Australian Dollar Fails to Shake Off Easing PMIs As both December’s manufacturing and services PMIs showed an easing in growth on the month the … read more

• End to ECB Quantitative Easing Programme Fails to Boost Euro Daily Insight

  December 14 2018

  Higher Consumer Inflation Expectations Support Australian Dollar Demand for the Australian Dollar picked up on the back of December’s consumer … read more

• US Dollar Stumbles as Odds of 2019 Fed Interest Rate Hike Fall Daily Insight

  December 13 2018

  Australian Dollar Softens as Consumer Confidence Sees Minimal Uptick The Westpac consumer confidence index saw a slight uptick of just 01% on the … read more

• Brexit Uncertainty Dominates Pound Outlook in Spite of Improved UK Wage Growth Daily Insight

  December 12 2018

  Softening Business Confidence Dents Australian Dollar As the NAB business confidence index continued to deteriorate in November this left AUD … read more

• Pound Exchange Rates Plunge as Parliamentary Vote on Brexit Postponed Daily Insight

  December 11 2018

  Increased Lending Boosts Australian Dollar An unexpectedly sharp rebound in Australian home loans in October encouraged greater confidence in the … read more

• Canadian Dollar Soars on Surprise Unemployment Rate Drop Daily Insight

  December 10 2018

  Australian Dollar Softens as Construction PMI Sinks Further into Contraction As the Australian construction sector slipped further into contraction … read more

• Weaker Australian Trade Balance Weighs Down Australian Dollar Daily Insight

  December 7 2018

  Narrowed Trade Surplus Adds to Australian Dollar Bearishness A disappointingly sharp narrowing of the October trade surplus left AUD exchange rates … read more