Tag Archives: RBA

The Global Macro Pulse

In FX, flows into safe haven drove USDJPY to a low of 101.60 before rebounding 101.80.

RBA reassesses growth: trims forecasts

Growth outlook trimmed. RBA still expects “a bit below trend” growth for 2014/15; now at 2½%,

RBA Statement on Monetary Policy (SMP) – August 2014

The RBA’s neutral policy stance was reaffirmed in the August Statement on Monetary Policy (SMP).

The Global Macro Pulse

AUDUSD rose to 0.9327, but most of this came ahead of the RBA statement.

RBA Board Meeting – August 2014

The decision to leave the cash rate unchanged at 2½% at the August RBA Board meeting was universally expected.

Daily FX Wrap and Strategy

The NZD/USD sits fractionally higher this morning, at 0.8520. The release of the ANZ commodity price index passed almost without notice from

The Week Ahead in FX

In the week ahead, investors will be focusing on the outcomes of a spate of central bank meetings,

Weekly Report

Shift in message As was expected there were no real fireworks at the last FOMC meeting.

AUD: Outlook & Forecasts

The AUD has been well supported recently, irrespective of rising risk aversion.

The Global Macro Pulse

USDJPY has risen to 101.47, but the dollar failed to sustain an attempt to rally against the AUD and EUR.

The Global Macro Pulse

G10 FX rates are little changed from New York levels. The RBA minutes generated no meaningful movement in AUDUSD,

RBA Board Minutes – July 2014

Today’s July RBA Board minutes can be combined with the Governor’s recent public statements to give a reasonably clearindication that the neutral monetary policy bias will be with us for a while.