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AUD/USD Analysis

The pair opened at $0.8752 this morning, slightly below the bottom of Friday’s $0.8765 to $0.8854 range after

EUR/USD Analysis

The pair started at $1.2517 this morning after Friday’s moves saw the single currency slide to

USD/JPY Analysis

The JPY ran into further losses this morning vs the US dollar despite the closure of Japanese markets due to a public holiday there.

RBA – Forces on rates aren’t shifting decisively

RBA to leave the cash rate at 2½% tomorrow for 15th consecutive month and their updated forecasts on Friday will be little changed.

NAB Online Retail Sales Index – September 2014

Online retail showed further encouraging signs of growth in September,

Cutting to the Quick

With the Reserve Bank sounding less convinced about lifting its policy cash rate any further,

Weekly Commentary

As expected, the RBNZ left rates on hold last week andstruck a more dovish tone.

Daily FX Wrap and Strategy

The NZD fell against the USD on Friday, in line with other major currencies after the Bank of Japan’s surprise announcement.

FX: it’s not that QE

USD strength since summer can be explained by worsening global growth momentum,

FX Quant Fund Positioning Data

While biggest long position of the SG FX Enhanced Risk Premia remains the dollar,

Weekly CFTC Trader Positioning Data

CFTC traders are bullish the USD, holding net shorts in EUR, JPY,AUD, CHF, CAD, MXN, GBP and NZD.

Weekly Market Outlook

EURCHF on a collision course with EURCHF “floor” EURCHF continues to grind lower, increasing the speculation that it’s only