Australian Dollar (AUD)

The RBA will be meeting for a second time since it cut the rates last time. And this event could lead to some volatility in the markets! The economy in Australia continues to be unsatisfactory. And the bank has repeatedly made it clear…
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The week ahead looks to a new trading month with the central bank meetings and some key economic indicators coming out from the United States. The data over the week will certainly bring some volatility back as investors wait for more…
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After a couple of weeks out of the headlines in terms of economic data, it's time to check back on Australia. Next week is likely to be busy Down Under, with a host of key data coming out. We should remember that it was the housing…
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Commodity currencies have been in for a bit of a roller coaster lately. And there are some signs in the economic data that show it's likely to continue! For the Aussie and it's Kiwi counterpart, there are quite a few indicators pointing…
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Coming up we have some key figures that routinely jog the Aussie and Kiwi. These are the first employment figures from Australia that have the full effect of the RBA's back-to-back rate cut, so investors are going to be just as keen as…
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The RBNZ was one of the first to cut rates in the current cycle. However, now that the RBA has done so twice in a row, they seem to be a bit behind the curve. Compounding the pressure is the Fed's rate cut last week which shrunk the yield…
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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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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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Coming up, we've got some key employment data out of Australia. And this release has a habit of moving the AUD and NZD. It's the first time we will be getting a full set of jobs data after the RBA's first rate cut, so everyone is extra…
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This week is relatively quiet on the economic calendar for Australia. This means the AUDUSD is likely to move more on external events over the next few days. Of the more important events coming up, overnight we get NAB Business…
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