Australian Dollar (AUD)

Coming up in the Asian session, we could have some volatility in AUD pairs with the simultaneous release of several key labor statistics from Australia. After a couple of speeches by members of the RBA, we get our big data release of the…
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This week is shaping up to be a busy one for NZD traders. A host of data is coming from New Zealand and Australia that can all be market moving. Later tonight we get trade-related numbers such as dairy prices and current account. Then,…
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The Reserve Bank of Australia held its monetary policy meeting last week on Tuesday morning. The central bank left interest rates unchanged at 1.50%, as it has done since August 2016. The markets widely anticipated this move. However,…
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Coming up this evening we have some important data about the Australian economy. The data is related to the housing situation and insight into business confidence. While the RBA doesn't follow those bits of data, we do have a speech by…
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Coming up tonight, the Aussie will be in focus with two key economic releases coming out at the same time.  Now with the RBA rate decision behind us, which led to a relatively muted response in the markets, market attention is turning to…
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Australia is set to release its latest GDP numbers on Tuesday night. This is always an important event for the currency markets, but with all the talk about the housing crisis down under, it's likely to hit the market a little harder this…
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As traders know, in economic terms, Australia and New Zealand are connected at the hip. It's not uncommon for economic issues to hop across the Tasman Sea, usually from west to east.  Given the ongoing housing issues affecting Australia,…
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The latest jobs report by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed that the labor market data beat the expectations with growth surging. The data underlined that Australian employers added more full-time job amid the jobless rate…
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We could have some volatility in AUD pairs coming up during the Asian session, as the Australian Bureau of Statistics will be releasing a series of employment data. The release is scheduled for Wednesday at 19:30 EST (or Thursday at…
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Coming up during the Asians session, we have a couple of pieces of New Zealand macro data that could generate some waves in the currency markets: the bi-monthly dairy price index and PPI data. The latter gets more attention given the…
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