03 August 2018 Australian Dollar Shrugs Off Retail Sales Surprise as "Trade War" Weighs

The Australian Dollar slipped lower in the final session of the week as an escalating trade conflict between the US and China weighed on the Antipodean unit, despite a strong June retail sales repo…

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02 August 2018 The Australian Dollar Wilts after US Fires Another Trade Salvo at China, Market Eyes Retail Data

The Australian Dollar crumbled again Thursday after President Donald Trump upped the ante in the so called trade war with China, which led traders to overlook a solid increase in the Australian tra…

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31 July 2018 The Australian Dollar Outperforms on Surge in Building Approvals, but this Might be a Blip in a Deteriorating Trend

The Australian Dollar rose Tuesday after a surprise surge in the number of new building approvals issued during June showed fears over a possible collapse of the Aussie housing market to be overdon…

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30 July 2018 Australian Dollar Sees Political Headwinds Mount as Interest Rate Outlook Deteriorates Again

The Australian Dollar outlook appeared to darken Monday as markets awoke in Europe to discover Australian voters have rejected Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's economic agenda in a series of by-el…

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29 July 2018 Pound-to-Australian Dollar Rate Forecast for the Week Ahead: Hemmed in

GBP/AUD continues to trade within a narrow range with no clear directional trend, Australian retail sales data is the major release for AUD in the coming week and for GBP the Bank of England meetin…

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26 July 2018 The Australian Dollar is "Poised for a Turnaround" as Economy Marches On say Analysts

The Australian Dollar rose Friday, drawing a line under earlier losses brought on by a deterioration in Australia's "terms of trade", and it could continue to rise during coming days if analys…

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24 July 2018 Australian Dollar Crumbles Again after Seventh Consecutive Inflation Disappointment

The Australian Dollar fell broadly on Wednesday as traders responded to a weaker-than-expected set of second quarter inflation numbers, which served only to confirm a dour outlook for interest rate…

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