Market Overview

FX Brief:AUD is the strongest major after AUD unemployment fell unexpectedly to 5.2%, which will be a relief for RBA. AUD/USD temporarily hit a 4-day high before paring gains, AUD/JPY broke out of...

It may still tease and disappoint us, but it seems increasingly likely that an acceptable draft Brexit agreement may emanate from the corridors of power in Brussels shortly. It will set off a flurry...

The US House of Representatives passed a human rights bill that effectively provides support to pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. The bill includes an annual review of whether Hong...

FX Brief: RBA minutes show they discussed keeping cuts for an emergency at this month’s meeting (when they cut anyway). There was a little reaction from AUD, although eyes are no on...

As my colleague Joe Perry mentioned, it could be a busy week for AUD given the slew of data from China alongside AU employment data on Thursday. RBA just released the minutes from their...

Firstly, as Japan recovers from the devastation of Typhoon Hagibis, a huge congratulations to the Japan Rugby Team on the victory last night and first Rugby World Cup quarter-finals appearance this...

Optimism surrounding trade talks and Brexit has weighed on the dollar, providing a reprieve for some arguably oversold commodity currencies. As noted by my colleague Fawad Razaqzada, AUD/USD is on...

U.S. futures weaken on mixed U.S.-China trade talks signals Dollar falls as trade caution prevails Treasury yields and WTI develop bearish patterns Key EventsFutures on the S&P 500, Dow and...

Tired of range-bound oil and gold markets? Take a look at America’s golden crop, corn, which is enticing investors to go long, just as other commodities are wilting under the weight of the...

This post was written exclusively for Investing.comThe latest ISM Manufacturing report sent shivers down the spines of investors when it came in at 47.8 versus analysts' expectations of 50.4 on the...

Kathy Lien, Managing Director Of FX Strategy For BK Asset ManagementDaily FX Market Roundup October 3, 2019The hope for a recovery in the last quarter of 2019 disappeared with Thursday’s...

The RBA cut its cash rate for the third time by 25bps, bringing its total cuts to 75bps for the year. The first cut was in June and then in July. Generally, there is a lag to an expansion in monetary...

The U.S. dollar was resplendent overnight as quarter-end rebalancing flows saw the greenback charge higher against its G-10 counterparts. The rally also left energy and precious metals flailing in its...

Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets fell over the last week on the back geopolitical concerns with Democrats opening an impeachment inquiry into President Trump,...