Daily Insight
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AUD/USD Weakens as Markets Focus on Federal Reserve Daily Insight
August 23 2016Australian Dollar The Australian Dollar was mixed yesterday, advancing versus the Canadian Dollar, New Zealand Dollar and US Dollar, but weakening … read more
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AUD Lower on US Dollar Rebound and Declining Risk Appetite Daily Insight
August 22 2016Australian Dollar Risk appetite began to cool somewhat ahead of the weekend, leaving the ‘Aussie’ with only limited support thanks to a lack of … read more
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July Unemployment Rate Tightened to Boost Australian Dollar Daily Insight
August 19 2016Australian Dollar Markets reacted positively to the news that the Australian Unemployment Rate had unexpectedly dipped from 58% to 57% in July This … read more
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Bullish USD and Fed Hike Bets Push Australian Dollar Lower Daily Insight
August 18 2016Australian Dollar Confidence in the Australian economy was boosted by a stronger-than-expected second quarter Wage Cost Index and solid improvement … read more
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AUD Struggles to Hold Gains After RBA Minutes Daily Insight
August 17 2016Australian 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
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AUD/GBP Reaches Two-Year High on Weak House Prices Daily Insight
August 16 2016Australian 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
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Pound Becomes 2016’s Worst-Performing Currency Again Daily Insight
August 15 2016Australian Dollar Although Chinese data unsettled the Australian Dollar on Friday, the ‘Aussie’ was able to hold its gains against most of the … read more
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RBNZ Rate Cut Creates Strong Global Risk Appetite Daily Insight
August 12 2016Australian Dollar Strong global risk appetite boosted the Australian Dollar yesterday, with markets on the hunt for yield after the latest New … read more
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AUD Bullish as Productivity Slide Continues to Weaken USD Daily Insight
August 11 2016Australian 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
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‘Aussie’ Advance Continues on Iron Ore Price Strength Daily Insight
August 10 2016Australian Dollar Iron ore prices remained strong on Tuesday, helping the Australian Dollar advance despite poor domestic news Consumer confidence … read more