Daily Insight
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AUD Bullish on Improved RBA Outlook Daily Insight
September 7 2016Australian Dollar The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left interest rates on hold during yesterday’s monetary policy meeting This had been … read more
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US Labor Day Holiday Boosts Commodity Currencies Daily Insight
September 6 2016Australian Dollar An initial boost for risk appetite, due to the US markets being closed for Labor Day, quickly wore off, leaving the Australian … read more
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AUD/USD Boosted as US Non-Farm Payroll Report Disappoints Daily Insight
September 5 2016Australian Dollar The Australian Dollar trended bullishly on Friday after poor US data weakened the US Dollar There was no domestic data to provide … read more
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Chinese and US Manufacturing Data Boosts Australian Dollar Daily Insight
September 2 2016Australian Dollar Domestic data may have been weak, but strong reports from China kept the Australian Dollar in positive territory yesterday The AiG … read more
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Pound Sterling Recovers on Rebounding Consumer Confidence Daily Insight
September 1 2016Australian Dollar News that the Australian government is planning deeper austerity cuts weakened the Australian Dollar yesterday Malcolm Turnbull … read more
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USD Boosted by Strong Increase in Consumer Confidence Daily Insight
August 31 2016Australian Dollar A combination of a strong US Dollar, thanks to improved Fed rate hike bets, and falling consumer confidence pushed the Australian … read more
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Janet Yellen Disappoints Markets with Cautious Optimism Daily Insight
August 29 2016Australian Dollar The Australian Dollar grew increasingly bullish during Friday’s session as the US Dollar weakened Traders turned to currencies … read more
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Markets Holding Their Breath ahead of Janet Yellen Speech Daily Insight
August 26 2016Australian Dollar There was little to encourage investors to buy the Australian Dollar yesterday, but the ‘Aussie’ still managed to remain in … read more
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Government Spending Rise Boosts AUD despite Construction Output Drop Daily Insight
August 25 2016Australian Dollar Australia’s second-quarter Construction Work Done figures disappointed yesterday, showing an accelerated -37% decline instead of … read more
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NZD Bullish after RBNZ Governor Suggests Caution over Easing Daily Insight
August 24 2016Australian Dollar Yesterday was a mixed one in terms of Australian news, with the Australian Dollar firm but unable to advance versus stronger … read more