Australian Dollar Shrugs after RBA Minutes, China Rate Cut
The Australian dollar continues to rally and has extended its gains for a fifth successive […]
RBA Minutes: Plus ça change
A longer meeting, but an expected outcome – the case to hold outweighed the case […]
China Cuts LPR Rate, RBA Sounds Hawkish – Focus on US Retailer Earnings
The Chinese returned from their Lunar New Year holiday having traveled and spent more this […]
RBA minutes: High costs of persistent inflation may necessitate additional rate hike
RBA minutes from the February 5-6 meeting revealed that the Board considered both an 25bps […]
Subdued Trading and Anticipation for RBA Minutes
Activity in the global financial markets are rather muted today, with major European stock indexes […]
Aussie Gets Knocked Down, Gets Back Up Again
The Australian dollar printed 3-month lows at 0.6443 last week in the wake of elevated […]
Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary: Central Banks on Hold for Longer?
Summary United States: Little Love in January Data Economic data were stuck in the doldrums […]
Week Ahead – Fed Minutes Headline a Data-Heavy Week
Dollar shines after inflation surprise, awaits latest Fed minutes In Europe, business surveys will be […]
Building Up a ‘Home-Grown’ Inflation Issue?
Issues in the home-building sector are still boosting goods inflation in Australia. This week RBA […]
Cliff Notes: Balancing the Risks
Key insights from the week that was. In Australia, the week started with an encouraging […]
AUD/USD Price Reaction to Labour Market News Provides Important Information for Analysis
Australia’s unemployment rate rose to a two-year high of 4.1% in January, while employment was […]
Australia Westpac leading index falls to -0.25%, sub-par growth to continue
Australia’s economy is bracing for continued “sub-par growth” into 2024, as indicated by the downturn […]