Daily Insight
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Canadian Dollar Bullish on Inflation Strength Daily Insight
February 27 2017Australian Dollar Despite a lack of domestic data to provide headwinds and the absence of anything explosive on the US economic calendar, the … read more
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US Dollar Slumps on Fears of Clash with WTO Rules Daily Insight
February 24 2017Australian Dollar Business capital investment fell for the eighth time in nine quarters at the end of 2016, data revealed yesterday The Australian … read more
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‘Aussie’ Rises as Iron Ore Nears US$100 per Tonne Daily Insight
February 23 2017Australian Dollar Strong iron ore prices boosted the Australian Dollar yesterday, with the commodity rising towards US$100 per tonne and hitting its … read more
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RBA Weakens ‘Aussie’ with Dovish Policy Outlook Daily Insight
February 22 2017Australian Dollar The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) may have sounded positive in its overall forecast for the domestic economy, but its outlook on … read more
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AUD/GBP Slumps as Article 50 Bill Enters House of Lords Daily Insight
February 21 2017Australian Dollar The Australian Dollar was largely on the advance yesterday, supported by news of Chinese backing for a new mining project in … read more
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Risk Appetite Cools, AUD Falls Daily Insight
February 20 2017Australian Dollar The Australian Dollar had a poor end to the week thanks to a lack of domestic data and waning risk appetite The US Dollar was … read more
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Drop in Australian Full-Time Employment Weakens AUD Daily Insight
February 17 2017Australian Dollar On the face of it, Australian unemployment data released yesterday seemed largely positive Markets weren’t convinced though and … read more
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Pound Sinks as Wage Growth Figures Disappoint Daily Insight
February 16 2017Australian Dollar Positive domestic data boosted the Australian Dollar yesterday but US data released early this morning tipped the ‘Aussie’ … read more
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AUD/GBP Up 1% on Disappointing UK Inflation Data Daily Insight
February 15 2017Australian Dollar Positive domestic and overseas data boosted the Australian Dollar yesterday Although consumer confidence edged lower to 1164, the … read more
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Market Hopes of Trump Stimulus Return to Boost USD Daily Insight
February 14 2017Australian Dollar Investors weren’t in the mood for risk yesterday, so the Australian Dollar weakened ‘Aussie’ demand took a hit over the … read more