The Australian dollar has posted slight losses on Tuesday. In the European session, AUD/USD is trading at 0.6247, down 0.18% at the time of writing. RBA minutes hint at rate cut The Reserve Bank of Australia minutes from the December meeting were significant although they didn’t have much impact on the Australian dollar. The minutes […]

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Dollar edged higher in subdued holiday trading, maintaining its recent  strength but staying within a narrow range below last week’s highs against major currencies. Markets largely brushed aside the disappointing US durable goods orders data, as the series is known for its volatility. Moreover, traders are prioritizing labor market and consumption trends, which Fed views […]

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As markets wind down for the year-end holiday period, forex trading activity turns subdued, with limited momentum across major pairs. Dollar, while maintaining its position as the strongest currency of the month, is facing challenges in decisively breaking last month’s highs against European majors. However, the greenback still made some headway against Yen and commodity […]

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Key insights from the week that was. As is tradition in Australia, the Federal Government delivered its mid-year economic and fiscal outlook in the lead up to Christmas. As anticipated, this update highlighted a troubling combination of fading revenue windfalls and persistent strength in spending across critical services, infrastructure, cost-of-living measures and state/local grants. While […]

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Canadian Dollar trades broadly lower today while commodity currencies are generally soft. Canada’s CPI report reinforced the outlook of stable inflation hovering around target. BOC has likely completed its aggressive rate-cutting phase and pauses in policy easing are anticipated at some meetings next year. Nonetheless, the direction remains clear: further rate reductions are expected to […]

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Sterling remains resilient, as supported by UK employment data indicating that wages remain robust. This development aligns with improved conditions in the UK’s services sector, as seen in yesterday’s PMI release, and suggests that underlying price pressures have not diminished despite growing pessimism tied to the Autumn Budget’s uncertainty. Markets maintain near-zero expectations for a […]

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Australian Westpac Consumer Sentiment Index declined -2.0% mom to 92.8 in December. The drop was driven by a sharp deterioration in economic expectations. The economic outlook, next 12 months sub-index fell -9.6% mom to 91.2, while the economic outlook, next 5 years dropped -7.9% to 95.9 mom, erasing nearly half of the gains from the […]

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Yen weakened across the board today in an otherwise consolidative market , as traders increasingly anticipate that BoJ will hold steady on monetary policy at its upcoming this week. BoJ policymakers appear to see no urgency in extending the tightening cycle this month, preferring instead to wait for January’s updated economic projections before deciding on […]

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The forex market began the week on a subdued note, with mild risk-off sentiment setting the tone. China’s latest economic data painted a bleak picture, with retail sales significantly underperforming expectations and fixed asset investment experiencing a deeper decline. While industrial production growth met forecasts, it failed to offset concerns about the broader economic slowdown. […]

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Australia’s December PMI data pointing to a broad-based slowdown. The Manufacturing index fell from 49.4 to 48.2. Services PMI edged down from 50.5 to 50.3. Meanwhile, Composite PMI dropped from 50.2 to 49.9, slipping into mild contraction territory. Jingyi Pan, Economics Associate Director at S&P Global Market Intelligence, noted that the data reflects growing strain […]

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Dollar ended as the strongest performer last week, boosted by a surge in U.S. Treasury yields following persistent inflation data. Despite expectations of another 25bps rate cut at the upcoming FOMC meeting, stubborn price pressures are likely to slow the pace of policy easing next year. Adding to the caution, inflation uncertainties under the incoming […]

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RBA has shifted to a less hawkish monetary policy stance. The interest rate swaps market has started to price in a higher chance of the first RBA interest rate cut to come in February 2025. The 2-year and 10-year yield spreads between Australian government sovereign bonds and US Treasuries continued to narrow. Growing risk for […]

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This week has been rich in terms of interest rate cuts from major central banks. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) didn’t cut its rates but gave an unexpectedly dovish statement, citing that the RBA officials are turning more confident that inflation is on path toward their policy goal. The Bank of Canada (BoC) delivered […]

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The RBA’s language change this week revealed a change in thinking driven by shifts in the data. But some data surprises might just be head fakes. Something happened between 28 November and 9 December to shift the RBA’s thinking. The first of these dates marked a speech by Governor Bullock that can only be described […]

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Key insights from the week that was. While the RBA’s decision to leave the cash rate unchanged at 4.35% was widely anticipated, there were noteworthy shifts in language in the decision statement. Most poignant was the removal of the “not ruling anything in or out” guidance that stood in place for the much of this […]

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European majors are broadly under pressure today, with Swiss Franc leading losses. SNB’s unexpected 50bps rate cut caught markets off guard, and its significantly downgraded inflation projections suggest more easing is on the table for 2025. Meanwhile, Euro managed to hold steady after ECB’s widely anticipated 25bps cut. ECB demonstrated clear confidence in its inflation […]

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Markets November US CPI data came in bang in line with consensus. Monthly growth of 0.3% for both the headline and the core series resulted in annual readings of respectively 2.7% (from 2.6%) and 3.3% (stable). Contrarians betting on a status quo at next week’s FOMC meeting threw in the towel in absence of an […]

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Australian Dollar staged an impressive rebound today, driven by robust employment data that surprised markets and cast doubt on the likelihood of a February rate cut by RBA. The stronger-than-expected labor market performance challenges the dovish sentiment established earlier in the week when RBA softened its inflation vigilance stance. In the aftermath of RBA meeting, […]

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Australia’s labor market showed surprising resilience in November as employment grew by 35.6k, surpassing expectations of a 29.6k increase. The standout figure was the 52.6k gain in full-time jobs, offsetting a decline of -17k in part-time positions. Unemployment rate fell significantly, dropping from 4.1% to 3.9%, well below the anticipated 4.2%. However, a slight dip […]

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Dollar showed minimal reaction, other than some initial jitters, to November’s US CPI data, holding steady within its range as the report largely aligned with expectations. Headline inflation edged up, while core inflation remained flat, refusing to trend lower. With no surprise, the data cleared the way for a 25bps rate cut by Fed next […]

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