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Earlier this month the Aussie dollar was rebuffed as it tested 74 cents, a 2 year high. But the past week has produced a genuine correction, with the Aussie falling...

Negative interest rates were a hot topic this week. President Trump repeated his support for the idea but even prior to this, several Federal Reserve officials said...

A negative price for US crude oil provided much fascination this week. The May West Texas Intermediate oil contract closed at -$37.63 per barrel on Monday. But the...

After the flurry of central bank policy steps in early to mid-March, the past week has been somewhat less dramatic. To be sure, the US Federal Reserve still managed 6...

In recent weeks we have highlighted the limited response of equities to the coronavirus outbreak, contrasting with commodity, bond and FX markets, which all showed...

RBA Governor Lowe’s speech this week did not disappoint. He reiterated the bank’s upbeat outlook for the Australian economy but clarified how the RBA would approach...

The Aussie dollar was already having a difficult week before sliding below 68 cents as Australia reported a fall in employment in October. The Aussie is the softest...

This week the RBA held its cash rate steady at 0.75% and made clear that it expects to hold again in December. It was able to send such a message without much fear of...

The US and China are still talking about a trade deal, which is a positive outcome from last week’s meetings given the diplomatic tensions leading up to the meeting....

Considering the past week has included global markets being shaken by a collapse in a key US manufacturing survey to a 10 year low, the S&P 500 kicking off Q4 by...

The Australian dollar has struggled this week, as a rise in Australia’s unemployment rate raised expectations of an RBA rate cut next month and the US dollar bounced...

The Aussie dollar had its best week since June, bolstered by equity sentiment linked to US-China trade talks and Hong Kong, while local data was good enough for the...

The strength of the US dollar remains a sore point for President Trump. This week he reported its value as the highest in US history. We hear many claims of...

It’s fair to say that President Trump’s threat to impose 10% tariffs on the $300bn of US goods imports from China that are not currently taxed was not well received in...

Markets started the week on a positive note after the weekend meeting between presidents Trump and Xi. The two leaders reached a truce of sorts in their trade war,...

It has been a huge week for central banks around the world and almost all of them are leaning towards lower interest rates.On Tuesday, markets were very surprised by...

This week the Aussie weakened a little against most major currencies but has held up against the US dollar. This is a decent performance given that it had to absorb...

Considering the blows the Aussie dollar has suffered this week, it has been quite resilient, roughly unchanged over the week against the US dollar, around 69 cents....

The Aussie dollar has fallen more than a cent this week, with the sharpest move coming in response to Australia’s Q1 inflation data on Wednesday. The below-consensus...

The Australian dollar has emerged a little stronger after a very busy week. Most of the headlines were positive, with the one real negative coming from the RBA. While...