Daily Insight

• AUD Struggles to Hold Gains After RBA Minutes Daily Insight

  August 17 2016

  Australian Dollar In spite of expectations, the August meeting minutes of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) were not seen to be overly dovish … read more

• AUD/GBP Reaches Two-Year High on Weak House Prices Daily Insight

  August 16 2016

  Australian Dollar It was a relatively strong start to the week for the ‘Aussie’ with markets still in a bullish mood following last week’s … read more

• Pound Becomes 2016’s Worst-Performing Currency Again Daily Insight

  August 15 2016

  Australian Dollar Although Chinese data unsettled the Australian Dollar on Friday, the ‘Aussie’ was able to hold its gains against most of the … read more

• RBNZ Rate Cut Creates Strong Global Risk Appetite Daily Insight

  August 12 2016

  Australian Dollar Strong global risk appetite boosted the Australian Dollar yesterday, with markets on the hunt for yield after the latest New … read more

• AUD Bullish as Productivity Slide Continues to Weaken USD Daily Insight

  August 11 2016

  Australian Dollar Markets were still unhappy about the previous day’s poor US data, boosting the appetite for high-risk currencies As a result the … read more

• ‘Aussie’ Advance Continues on Iron Ore Price Strength Daily Insight

  August 10 2016

  Australian Dollar Iron ore prices remained strong on Tuesday, helping the Australian Dollar advance despite poor domestic news Consumer confidence … read more

• AUD Strong despite Low RBA Inflation Expectations Daily Insight

  August 8 2016

  Australian Dollar A better-than-expected performance by the construction industry in July kept the Australian Dollar largely positive on Friday The … read more

• USD Strengthens on Strong ADP Employment Figure Daily Insight

  August 5 2016

  Australian Dollar A strong US Dollar forced the Australian Dollar lower yesterday, with AUD failing to hold up despite supportive domestic data The … read more

• Bank of England Unleashes Extensive Stimulus Measures Daily Insight

  Australian Dollar The Australian Dollar stood firm yesterday, with poor US data making up for disappointing Australian reports to keep the … read more

• AUD Quickly Rebounds after RBA Cut Official Cash Rate Daily Insight

  August 3 2016

  Australian Dollar As markets expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cut interest rates at yesterday’s policy meeting A -025% cut takes the … read more