Australian Dollar (AUD)

The Australian dollar was a bit volatile in today's Asian trading session as the RBA released its monetary policy meeting minutes. The Aussie retreated from its previous highs above 0.8 psychological round number levels as the US Dollar was…
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The commodity risk currencies, namely the Australian and Kiwi dollars, in recent weeks have taken on sharply diverse paths. While the Aussie remained resilient and continues to push higher, the Kiwi Dollar remains very subdued and…
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Key Notes: Australia retail sales m/m 0.3% vs. 0.4%; Core retail sales q/q 0.7% vs. 0.8% China HSBC services PMI 52.9 vs. 52.3 previously Spain services PMI 60.3 vs. 57.4 Italy services PMI 53.1 vs. 52 France services PMI…
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Key Notes: Australia AIG services index 49.7 vs. 50.2 previously Australia trade balance -1.32bn vs. -0.98bn RBA cash rate 2% as expected Spain unemployment change -118.9k vs. -64.8k UK Construction PMI 54.2 vs. 57.6 EU…
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The RBA meets on Tuesday, the 5th of May 2015 for its policy setting meeting. In all likelihood, this policy meeting could turn out to be a very close call once again. The consensus has been inclined towards a rate cut at this meeting, a…
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All eyes are on the report of the Australian interest rate level, expecting a cut to 2%. Read more fundamentals and Australian dollar analysis
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Key Notes: Australia MI leading index m/m -0.3% vs. 0.1% previously Australia CPI q/q 0.2% vs. 0.1%; CPI y/y 1.3% vs. 1.7% previously; trimmed mean CPI q/q 0.6% as expected BoE Meeting minutes Italy retail sales -0.2% vs. 0.1%…
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AUD gathered bullish momentum in the early hours of Asian trading session as the latest jobs report showed an improvement in the labor market for March.
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The Japanese yen case has heavily returned into the market participants’ attention. Read the fundamental analysis for all the majors for the day
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The RBA's monetary policy is likely to bring a lot of volatility to the AUD crosses across the board, as the markets are yet again finely divided between a rate cut and the RBA standing pat on policy.
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