Daily Insight
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AUD, NZD Weaken as Chinese Trade Data Sparks Fears of Trade War with US Daily Insight
January 16 2017Australian Dollar Slowing Chinese trade figures heightened fears that a trade war with the US was on the horizon Exports were down -61% on the year … read more
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Trump Conference ‘Disaster’ Boosts AUD, NZD Demand Daily Insight
January 13 2017Australian Dollar A combination of US Dollar weakness and continued iron ore price strength kept the Australia Dollar on a strong footing yesterday … read more
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Risk Demand High Ahead of Trump News Conference Daily Insight
January 12 2017Australian Dollar A sharp rebound for iron ore prices pushed the Australian Dollar into a strong advance yesterday Spot prices for the mineral … read more
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Chinese Inflation Slows, Australian Consumer Confidence Jumps Daily Insight
January 11 2017Australian Dollar A 15-week high for Australian consumer confidence helped the Australian Dollar shake off the weight of other, less favourable, … read more
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AUD/GBP Storms Higher on Fresh Fears of ‘Hard Brexit’ Daily Insight
January 10 2017Australian Dollar The Australian Dollar trended bullishly yesterday, thanks to a combination of strong domestic data and an improved outlook for the … read more
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US NFP Disappoints, but USD Remains Strong Daily Insight
January 9 2017Australian Dollar The Australian Dollar was on mixed form on Friday, despite the latest figures showing a surging trade balance in November The … read more
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BoE’s Haldane Weakens Sterling despite Rising Services PMI Daily Insight
January 6 2017Australian Dollar Yet more data favoured the Australian Dollar yesterday, keeping the ‘Aussie’ largely on the advance The AiG performance of … read more
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Euro Investors Unimpressed despite CPI Climbing to 39-Month High Daily Insight
January 5 2017Australian Dollar As was the case on Tuesday, yesterday saw a combination of domestic and overseas developments lifting the Australian Dollar … read more
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AUD Bullish despite Strong US Manufacturing Data Daily Insight
January 4 2017Australian Dollar Positive domestic and overseas data boosted the Australian Dollar across the board yesterday The December AiG performance of … read more
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Widened US Trade Deficit Strengthened AUD USD Exchange Rate Daily Insight
December 30 2016Australian Dollar Despite the commodity price rally starting to die back somewhat, the ‘Aussie’ remained on a stronger footing against many of … read more