Australian Dollar (AUD)

The week ahead will be somewhat slower with most of the attention turning to the Asia Pacific region. On the cards, the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand will be holding their respective monetary policy meetings…
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Tonight we have one of the last pieces of important economic data ahead of Monday's RBA meeting. Given the importance of the housing market in Australia's current economic situation (and the change in the outlook for monetary policy,) we…
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Tonight we get a raft of quarterly CPI data from Australia. Given the data's importance for the RBA, and that we haven't had a look at inflation for a while, we could see some stronger market moves in AUD pairs following the release.…
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The markets open to a short trading week with most of the trading closed in Europe and the United States. Despite a short week, there is no shortage of fundamentals that will likely shape the outcome of the currency markets this week.…
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In the upcoming Asian session, we have the release of labor statistics from Australia. This includes the unemployment rate and employment change. The release of the RBA minutes earlier in the week took a decidedly dovish turn. Following…
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The Reserve Bank of Australia is notoriously conservative in its moves. This makes the analysis of their board's thinking all the more important, as their commentary has a stronger impact on the markets. Traders often focus on the outlook…
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The economic docket for the week ahead will see a somewhat slower schedule with most of the major markets closed on Friday due to Good Friday. Still, there is plenty of economic reports that will be coming out over the week. Inflation…
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The start of economic data driving volatility for both the AUD and CHF pairs is on Tuesday really early (or Monday really late). We will see a couple of data releases coming out that could impact the markets, as they have done so in the…
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With the government's budget announced last Tuesday, the next political event for Australia is the impending federal elections for the Senate and House of Representatives. Australia has a somewhat complicated electoral process. And,…
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As is usual with the start of the month, and the start of the second quarter, there is a lot on the economic calendar to keep the markets moving. We start with the Asian session with the RBA interest rate decision. There, we are…
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