01 February 2022 Australian Dollar's RBA Handicap Could See GBP/AUD Hold Above 1.90

GBP/AUD could hold above 1.90 short-term after RBA leaves AUD/USD bereft of support.

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07 December 2021 Australian Dollar on the Move after RBA Wavers on Guidance

The Pound to Australian Dollar exchange rate tumbled following a subtle but meaningful change in monetary policy guidance from the RBA.

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14 September 2021 Australian Dollar Scuppered by Lowe's Warning Shot on Interest Rates

Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Philip Lowe castigated markets for expecting an interest rate rise as early as 2022, an intervention that sent the Australian Dollar lower.

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07 September 2021 Australian Dollar Falls against the Pound in Wake of RBA's QE Extension

The Australian Dollar fell in the wake of a decision by the reserve bank to extend its quantitative easing programme while a turn lower in global markets provided global headwinds to the currency's…

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02 September 2021 Australian Dollar: ANZ says RBA to Delay Taper

The Reserve Bank of Australia is tipped by a one of Australia's largest lenders to delay the withdrawal of its crisis-era stimulus.

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03 August 2021 Australian Dollar Rallies against the Pound after RBA says it Won't be Swayed from Tapering QE

Despite a gruelling Sydney lockdown and expectations for the economy to shrink in the third quarter, the Reserve Bank of Australia has said it will continue to reduce its quantitative easing progra…

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30 July 2021 RBA Should Immediately Boost Quantitative Easing Programme on Aug. 03 says Westpac

The Reserve Bank of Australia must react sooner rather than later to signs that the economy is suffering a sharp slowdown in activity says one of the country's big banks.

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06 July 2021 Australian Dollar Tops the Leaderboard Following RBA's Taper Decision

The Australian Dollar was the best performing major currency on the day the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) said it would start slowing down its asset purchase programme in a nod to the economy's o…

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05 July 2021 Pound-Australian Dollar: How the RBA Could Trigger Test of 2021 Highs

The Pound-to-Australian Dollar exchange rate (GBP/AUD) has fallen into the middle of its June-July range at 1.8390, an entirely predictable move given the gravitas of the looming policy update from…

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29 June 2021 Australian Dollar and Lockdowns: RBA Caution Over Lockdowns Could Trigger Weakness

Foreign exchange analysts say the increased uncertainty caused by new lockdowns in Australia over recent days could trigger further Australian Dollar weakness, but only if the Reserve Bank of Austr…

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17 June 2021 Australian Dollar Forecast to Remain Under Pressure by Morgan Stanley, Cite Fundamentally Dovish RBA

Foreign exchange analysts at Wall Street banking giant Morgan Stanley aren't convinced the Reserve Bank of Australia is going to become a source of significant source of upside impetus.

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07 June 2021 Australian Dollar: "Soft Taper" from RBA is Coming says ANZ

The Reserve Bank of Australia could increasingly become a source of support to the Australian Dollar when it announces what amounts to a 'soft taper' at its July policy meeting.

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21 May 2021 Australian Dollar's RBA Hamstring Could See It Hold Below 0.79 All Year

The Australian Dollar was a straggler ahead of the weekend but could continue to frustrate the bullish side of the market for a while yet, according to forecasts from Rabobank, which suggest Reserv…

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12 May 2021 Australian Dollar: ANZ says RBA Underestimating the "Rapid Improvement Ahead"

Australian lender ANZ have released research detailing how they believe the Reserve Bank of Australia is underestimating the scale of the economic rebound awaiting the country, a view which could h…

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04 May 2021 Pound-Australian Dollar Outlook Favours Ascending Range in Coming Weeks

The Pound-to-Australian Dollar exchange rate has shifted onto its front foot and could remain buoyant over the coming days before trading an ascending range in the weeks thereafter as the relative …

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15 February 2021 More Pound-Australian Dollar Rate Strength on Offer Near-term

The Australian Dollar was a straggler among major currencies on Monday as Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) monetary policy continued to handicap the antipodean unit, enabling GBP/AUD to rise wi…

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02 February 2021 Pound-to-Australian Dollar Eyes 1.80 in Wake of RBA Surprise

The Reserve Bank of Australia has surprised markets by expanding its bond buying quantitative easing programme while sending a clear message to markets that interest rates will not rise for three m…

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27 January 2021 Australian Dollar Seen Vulnerable to Softening Commodities

The Australian Dollar underperformed with Asian financial markets on Wednesday and is vulnerable to softening commodity prices in the short-term, according to strategists at Westpac, who see risks …

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18 November 2020 Australian Dollar: Record-Low Wage Increases Won't Shake the RBA into Another Rate Cut

Record low wage price rises are unlikely to sway the Reserve Bank of Australia and means the current cycle of interest rate cuts could now be over, which in turn translates into firming Australian …

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11 November 2020 Australian Dollar Cedes Major Currency Performance Leadership as RBA Balance Sheet Grows 

The Australian Dollar advanced against most major currencies on Wednesday but increasingly risks becoming a laggard in the months ahead, according to new research from Westpac, as the Reserve Bank …

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