Australian Economy

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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For several months now, there has been press commentary (or perhaps speculation would be a more appropriate description) surrounding China having banned/been in the process of banning coal imports from Australia. This is significant…
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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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Next week gets off at an early start with important Kiwi data coming out on Sunday night at 22:45 CET, or 16:45 EST. The data could inject some volatility into NZD pairs. Electronic Card Transactions data isn't usually considered a major…
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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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