Daily Insight
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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