Australian Economy

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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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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Australia is having a pretty busy week. The RBA cut rates earlier this morning, and attention now turns to two major data points: trade balance and retail sales. These releases have a habit of changing the course of the AUDUSD. It might…
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Later today the RBA will meet to decide on its rate policy, setting up the most important economic event for the month for the AUD. It also could give us the most volatility because there's no fully formed consensus on what the RBA will…
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There's no rest for the markets. Immediately after the interest rate decision, we have the next major event: the GDP numbers for the first quarter. After that, we will then be getting the trade balance. Finally, the home loans data will…
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