2019

Tomorrow we have the most important event of the economic calendar for the whole month: the RBA's interest rate decision. There are several reasons why it could provide some extra volatility. After two back-to-back cuts in the rate, a…
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US President Trump's announcement on additional tariffs on new import products from China last Friday shocked the markets. All related asset classes fell significantly lower as risks amid China's retaliation increased. With the Nonfarm…
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The economic docket for the week ahead is expected to remain somewhat slow. The RBA and the RBNZ will be holding their respective monetary policy meetings this week. As a result, focus shifts to the AUD and the NZD for the week ahead. Both…
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The equity markets were on a volatile ride on Thursday. A day after equities fell following the Fed rate cut, the markets recovered mid-day. This came following a weak patch of economic reports from the US. Markets rallied on hopes that the…
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The much-awaited monthly payrolls data will be coming out today. Forecasts point to payrolls rising at a slower pace this month. Economists polled expect that nonfarm payrolls will rise 160k in July. This marks a slower pace of increase…
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Overnight we will get the last bit of market-moving data ahead of the RBA interest rate decision next week. Since the central bank holding steady is not a foregone conclusion in this environment, traders will be looking closely to see how…
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The Federal Reserve Bank cut interest rates for the first time in more than a decade. The Fed funds rates were lowered to 2.0%-2.25% on Wednesday. Fed Chair Jerome Powell cautioned that the rate cut was not the start of an easing bias, but…
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