Australian dollar falls below 68 cents as unemployment rises
In short Unemployment in Australia rose in October There is a slightly higher chance of an interest rate cut As a result, the Australian dollar fell against most major currencies Time Open Low High Today 0.6895 In the last week 0.6911 0.6899 In the last month 0.6727 0.6926 For the first 3 day of this week, the Australian dollar barely moved. It sat around 68 and a half cents against the US dollar. Then, at 11:30 today, it fell more than 0.5% to under 69 cents for the first time in almost a month. Why? Well, once a month the […]
Why the outlook for the Australian Dollar is so uncertain
In short The Aussie dollar ends the week lower against the US dollar but flat or higher against other major currencies Strong trade balance figures fail to lift the AUD Forecasts for the Australian dollar vary but most point towards a lower exchange rate Currency Open Low High Now AUD to USD 0.6907 0.6863 0.6929 0.6879 AUD to EUR 0.6185 0.6168 0.6257 0.6224 AUD to GBP 0.5346 0.5344 0.5398 0.5368 AUD to NZD 1.0815 1.0863 1.0804 1.0804 AUD to JPY 74.60 74.58 75.65 75.13 The Australian dollar may have lost ground to the US dollar this week but it is […]
Aussie dollar drifts lower ahead of Trade Balance figures
In short The Australian dollar falls below 69 cents against the US dollar Mixed results against other major currencies Australian and Chinese trade balance data including imports and exports due out later in the week Time Open Low High Today 0.6881 In the last week 0.6871 0.6929 In the last month 0.6714 0.6929 Overnight the AUD/USD drifted below 69 cents for the second time this week. It wasn’t all bad news for the local currency though. It remained broadly unchanged against the Euro, British Pound and New Zealand Dollar. With the RBA meeting done for another month, the markets attention […]
RBA holds its horses as the Australian dollar advances
In short The Australian dollar is up against the Euro, Yen and NZ dollar The RBA leaves interest rates on hold Australian trade balance data including imports and exports due out later in the week Time Open Low High Today 0.6890 In the last week 0.6850 0.6929 In the last month 0.6714 0.6929 The Australian dollar moved higher against the Euro, Yen and NZ dollar overnight, adding around 1%. Meanwhile, the AUD/USD rate traded either site of 69 cents despite some gains yesterday. Yesterday, the Reserve Bank of Australia met just before the Melbourne Cup. With little chance of an […]
AUD finds support as the RBA keeps rates on hold
In short The Australian dollar fell overnight but recovered after the RBA left rates on hold The central banks view on the Australian economy also remained largely unchanged Australian trade balance data including imports and exports due out later in the week Time Open Low High Today 0.6908 In the last week 0.6844 0.6929 In the last month 0.6714 0.6929 The Australian dollar gained against most major currencies after the RBA left interest rates on hold at 0.75% After nearly 3 years of no change, the central bank has cut rates 3 times this year in June, July and October. […]
Aussie Dollar dips on weak retail sales figures but recovers above 69 cents
In short The Australian dollar fell after soft retail sales figures but remained above 69 cents It recovered against the British pound (GBP), Japanese Yen (JPY) and Euro (EUR) but stayed down against the NZ dollar (NZD) RBA unlikely to cut rates on Melbourne Cup on Tuesday Time Open Low High Today 0.6915 In the last week 0.6813 0.6929 In the last month 0.6714 0.6929 The Australian dollar was under fire early in the week as soft retail sales data sent it south. Figures showed almost no growth in retail sales of 0.2% which was lower than the 0.4% from […]
Australian Dollar to Yen hits 75 for the first time in months
In short The Australian dollar hits a 3 month high against the Japanese Yen The AUD/JPY has not been above 75 since late July Japanese central bank leaves rates on hold but signals rates could fall further Time Open Low High Today 74.43 In the last week 73.98 75.28 In the last month 71.75 75.28 Yesterday, the Australian dollar continued to get stronger against most currencies including the Japanese Yen. It traded above 75 for the first time since late July before falling. The big news out of Japan was the central bank of Japan keeping interest rates on hold. […]
AUD to USD exchange rate reaches a 3 month high
In short The Australian dollar hits a 3 month high against the US dollar The US dollar was particularly weak but the Aussie dollar moved higher against most major currencies except the NZ dollar The AUD/USD is up more than 3% since the start of October Time Open Low High Today 0.6899 In the last week 0.6899 0.6812 In the last month 0.6899 0.6676 The Australian Dollar continued to charge higher overnight, hitting 69 cents for the first time since July. The AUD/USD has now gained close to 2 and half cents since bottoming out at 0.6676 earlier in the […]
Australian dollar stronger overnight against the US dollar, Euro and Kiwi dollar but fails to fire against the Pound and Yen
In short The Australian is mixed against the major currencies lacking real direction The head of the RBA speaks today Interest rates are likely to be cut in the US on Wednesday Currency Open Low High Now AUD to USD 0.6822 0.6814 0.6868 0.6865 AUD to EUR 0.6156 0.6133 0.6183 0.6178 AUD to GBP 0.5318 0.5291 0.5345 0.5334 AUD to NZD 1.0743 1.0666 1.0804 1.0794 AUD to JPY 74.12 73.98 74.80 74.69 The Australian dollar had a mixed night, moving higher against the US dollar, Euro and NZ dollar but ended up flat against the British Pound and Japanese Yen. […]
AUD climbs overnight as all eyes turn to the US Federal Reserve
In short The Australian dollar rebounded higher overnight against the US dollar It also moved up against the NZD, JPY and EUR but remained flat against the GBP Interest rates are likely to be cut in the US on Wednesday Time Open High Low Today 0.6837 In the last week 0.6880 0.6812 In the last month 0.6880 0.6676 Overnight, the Australian dollar posted modest gains against most major currencies. Markets were largely positive, sending stock markets, commodity prices and currencies like the Australian dollar higher. The Australian Dollar to US dollar exchange rate will be watched closely on Wednesday as […]
A Big Week for Exchange Rates
In short The Australian dollar posted strong gains but started to fade last week Interest rates in the US could be coming down on Wednesday Important Australian inflation (CPI) data this week Time Open High Low Today 0.6816 In the last week 0.6812 0.6880 In the 3 months 0.6676 0.6966 In October, the AUDUSD has been savaged to a 10-year low under 67 cents before making a reasonable comeback. Last week, it managed to hit 0.6880 before losing more than 1% since late last week to settle above 0.6700. The short-term direction of the Australian dollar could be defined by […]
Australian Dollar falls flat to end the week lower
In short The Australian dollar falls but remains above 68 cents USD and JPY strengthen Important Australian inflation (CPI) data next week Time Open High Low Today 0.6828 Yesterday 0.6812 0.6846 In the last week 0.6812 0.6880 In the 3 months 0.6676 0.6978 The AUD to USD rate fell overnight as tensions between the US and China rose once again. This has left the Australian dollar weaker after posting some strong gains earlier in the week. It also fell against the Japanese Yen and the Euro as so called ‘riskier’ currencies like the Aussie dollar got sold down. Moving into […]
No news is good news for the Australian Dollar
In short The Australian dollar is unchanged from yesterday A lack of news has left the Australian dollar flat around 0.6850 No major Australian economic data out until inflation (CPI) next week Time Open High Low Today 0.6848 Yesterday 0.6841 0.6857 In the last week 0.6780 0.6880 In the 3 months 0.6676 0.6996 The Australian dollar was kept to an exceptionally tight range. What is a ‘tight range’ Generally, if an exchange rate is in a tight range, it’s price movement both up and down has been minimal. In this case, the Australian dollar exchange rate traded between 0.6840 and […]
Is the AUD/USD exchange rate running out of steam?
In short The AUD has lost ground to the USD looking exhausted The AUD/GBP bounces higher after weeks of falling No major Australian economic data out until inflation (CPI) next week Time Open High Low Today 0.6843 Yesterday 0.6852 0.6880 In the last week 0.6729 0.6880 In the 3 months 0.6676 0.6980 Looking at the forecasts from the biggest banks in Australia, the Australian dollar is expected to fall further this year. The average bank forecast has the Australian dollar falling at least another 3-5% from its current rate above 68 cents. The AUD/USD has now improved nearly 3% since […]
The AUD remains on a high against the USD but down against the Pound (GBP)
In short The AUD/USD remains close to a 4-week high against the US dollar at 0.6860 The AUD/GBP continues to weaken as the British Pound gets stronger China leaves rates on hold Time Open High Low Today 0.6877 Yesterday 0.6857 0.6880 In the last week 0.6729 0.6880 In the 3 months 0.6676 0.7030 The Australian dollar continued higher on Tuesday as a weaker US dollar helped it to a fresh 1 month high at 0.6860. As the US and China come closer to ending the trade war, markets have been selling US dollars (making it weaker) and buying so-called ‘riskier’ […]
AUDNZD holds above 1.07 as the Aussie dollar moves up
In short AUD/NZD has remained above 1.07 after reaching 1.0826 this month – the highest rate since November 2018 The AUD/USD hit a 4-week high against the US dollar Comments from RBA governor help the Australian dollar higher Time Open High Low Today 1.0721 Yesterday 1.0738 1.0738 1.0738 In the last week 1.0754 1.0697 1.0792 In the 3 months 1.0411 1.0826 1.0318 The Australian dollar moved higher over the weekend as comments from RBA Governor Lowe talked down the chance of future rate cuts. Speaking in Washington on Friday last week, the head of the RBA remained optimistic about the […]
Australian Dollar motors higher to end the week on a 1 month high
In short AUD/USD hits a 1-month high, finishing the week strong The Australian dollar was flat against most other countries China and European interest rate decisions next week Time Open Low High Today 0.6855 In the last 24hrs 0.6831 0.6855 In the last week 0.6728 0.6855 In the 3 months 0.6702 0.7040 The Aussie dollar (AUD) continued higher against the US dollar on Friday night and into Saturday before markets closed for the week. Driving it higher was weakness in the US dollar. It came as analysts increased the chance of an interest rate cut in the US by the […]
GBP to AUD hits 3 year high but could it go higher?
In short The GBPAUD hits 1.8481 for the first time since the Brexit vote 3 years ago It is now 18% higher than it’s low of 1.6000 in October 2016 A high GBPAUD makes it better for anyone transferring GBP back to Australia or selling GBP in cash Time Open Low High Today 1.8851 Yesterday 1.8983 1.8744 In the last week 1.8350 1.9064 In the last year 1.8481 1.9064 Brexit has been the biggest influence on the GBPAUD for the past 3 and an half years. Ever since the initial Brexit vote in mid 2016. At the time, the pound […]
