Daily Insight
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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
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AUD Slumps on Weaker-than-Expected CPI Daily Insight
April 27 2017Australian Dollar The Australian Dollar slumped yesterday after disappointing consumer price index figures for the first three months of 2017 Prices … read more
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Prospect of Trump Tax Cuts Undermines AUD Daily Insight
April 26 2017Australian Dollar A general weakening in risk appetite saw the ‘Aussie’ soften on Tuesday, with global market developments eroding demand for … read more
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Euro Soars and Risk-Appetite Reawakens after French Election Results Daily Insight
April 25 2017Australian Dollar There was no Australian data released yesterday, but the Australian Dollar was largely on the rise The ‘Aussie’s decline … read more
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Commodity Recovery and Signs of Life for TPP Boost AUD, NZD Daily Insight
April 24 2017Australian Dollar A surge in iron ore prices inspired investors to return to the Australian Dollar on Friday The commodity had declined … read more
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Australian Dollar Bullish on Falling Fed Rate Hike Odds Daily Insight
April 21 2017Australian Dollar A steady NAB business confidence index encouraged the ‘Aussie’ to make gains against many of its rivals on Thursday With … read more
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AUD/GBP Falls to Worst Level since January 1st Daily Insight
April 20 2017Australian Dollar Geopolitical concerns, coupled with the adverse reaction to the latest Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) meeting minutes, weakened … read more