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The Aussie is set to be among the most volatile currencies this week, starting off with the interest rate decision from the RBA. A large number of analysts are projecting a rate cut as soon as this meeting. But, that doesn't mean the…
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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 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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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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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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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 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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