Fundamental Outlook: AUD/USD
During today’s London session, the main release was UK Retail Sales which beat the highest of expectations across the board. Consequently, GBP initially spiked higher with GBPUSD briefly testing the 1.2500 handle. Gains in GBP have remained capped, however, as ongoing concerns surrounding Brexit continue to weigh on GBP sentiment, overshadowing economic data.…
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Fundamental Outlook: AUD/USD
During today’s London session, the main release was UK Retail Sales which beat the highest of expectations across the board. Consequently, GBP initially spiked higher with GBPUSD briefly testing the 1.2500 handle. Gains in GBP have remained capped, however, as ongoing concerns surrounding Brexit continue to weigh on GBP sentiment, overshadowing economic data.…
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In line with the expectations, the Royal Bank of Australia (RBA) has left the interest rates at 1.5%. The RBA chose to maintain its dovish bias for the remainder of the year. The RBA had earlier in May and August eased the monetary policy and chose to leave the rate unchanged as there was no economic change that warranted further easing of the monetary policy.…
In line with the expectations, the Royal Bank of Australia (RBA) has left the interest rates at 1.5%. The RBA chose to maintain its dovish bias for the remainder of the year. The RBA had earlier in May and August eased the monetary policy and chose to leave the rate unchanged as there was no economic change that warranted further easing of the monetary policy.…
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Fundamental brief overview
AUD/USD ended up falling across the board after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) decided to lower the cash rate by 25bps to a fresh record low of 1.5%, which will be effective from 3rd August 2016. However, the drop was temporary and the price is starting to rebound up.…
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Fundamental brief overview
AUD/USD ended up falling across the board after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) decided to lower the cash rate by 25bps to a fresh record low of 1.5%, which will be effective from 3rd August 2016. However, the drop was temporary and the price is starting to rebound up.…
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AUD/USD is currently trading in a consolidation phase, with no distinctive trend after private sector credit in Australia rose 0.2 percent MoM in June from 0.4 percent in May with market estimations at 0.5 percent rise. It was the weakest gain since November 2012, as business and personal credit fell (-0.2 and -0.1, respectively) while housing credit was steady (+0.5).…
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AUD/USD is currently trading in a consolidation phase, with no distinctive trend after private sector credit in Australia rose 0.2 percent MoM in June from 0.4 percent in May with market estimations at 0.5 percent rise. It was the weakest gain since November 2012, as business and personal credit fell (-0.2 and -0.1, respectively) while housing credit was steady (+0.5).…
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The AUDUSD reversed early Tuesday in anticipation of the significant Australian inflation data scheduled for Wednesday morning in Australia, in addition to the FOMC rate decision expected out of the US on Wednesday by midday.
The AUDUSD reached its apex in the European trading session at 0.7539, which was a 1 week high for the pair, it subsequently fell during the New York trading session, losing its overall bullish momentum.…
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The AUDUSD reversed early Tuesday in anticipation of the significant Australian inflation data scheduled for Wednesday morning in Australia, in addition to the FOMC rate decision expected out of the US on Wednesday by midday.
The AUDUSD reached its apex in the European trading session at 0.7539, which was a 1 week high for the pair, it subsequently fell during the New York trading session, losing its overall bullish momentum.…
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China posted weaker than expected import, export and trade balance data on July 13th but this has failed to make the AUDUSD trade lower. The latest release shows that China’s imports (YoY) (JUN) have slumped by 2.3% even though the figure was expected to be – 1.2% and the previous reading being 5.1%.…
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China posted weaker than expected import, export and trade balance data on July 13th but this has failed to make the AUDUSD trade lower. The latest release shows that China’s imports (YoY) (JUN) have slumped by 2.3% even though the figure was expected to be – 1.2% and the previous reading being 5.1%.…
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