Daily Insight
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AUD Declines as Chinese Ecostats Disappoint Daily Insight
June 1 2016Australian Dollar Improved Federal Reserve rate hike bets and the resultant downtrend in gold prices weighed on demand for the Australian Dollar … read more
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Markets Held their Breath ahead of Friday’s US Data Daily Insight
May 30 2016‘Aussie’ Softened by US Developments – USD GDP revised upwards AUD/GBP Falls on Rising UK Consumer Confidence – Sentiment … read more
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US Durable Goods Orders Fail to End Commodity Rally Daily Insight
May 27 2016‘Aussie’ Boosted by Commodity Rally – US data confuses Fed rate hike odds AUD/GBP Bullish on Disappointing UK GDP – Annual growth … read more
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AUD/GBP Slumps on IFS and WTO ‘Brexit’ Interventions Daily Insight
May 26 2016‘Aussie’ Ignores Severe Headwinds – US hike bets and construction slowdown overlooked AUD/GBP Slumps on WTO ‘Brexit’ Claims – WTO … read more
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AUD Slumps as US Hike Expectations Rebound Daily Insight
May 25 2016Australian Dollar A strong US Dollar and warnings from Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Glenn Stevens weighed heavily on the Australian … read more
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AUD Falls as Chinese Iron Ore Futures Slump Daily Insight
May 24 2016Australian Dollar A significant drop in Chinese iron ore futures caused the Australian Dollar to weaken yesterday Futures for delivery in September … read more
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Interest Rate Speculation Creates GBP, EUR, USD Volatility Daily Insight
May 23 2016Australian Dollar With no domestic data released on Friday, Australian Dollar movement was dictated by market sentiment Risk-appetite was recovering … read more
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Market Shockwaves as FOMC Minutes Boost June Hike Bets Daily Insight
May 20 2016Australian Dollar Yesterday’s early release of the US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting minutes caused waves in the market and … read more
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Hawkish Fed Statements Weaken Commodity Assets Daily Insight
May 19 2016Australian Dollar The Australian Dollar was facing severe headwinds yesterday, pushing it deep into negative territory against its peers After … read more
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AUD Surges, RBA Minutes Reveal Rate Cut Debate Daily Insight
May 18 2016Australian Dollar Yesterday’s release of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) May meeting minutes caused an AUD surge The minutes revealed that … read more