australian dollar

AUD/NZD Technical Outlook: Bullish Momentum Supported by Diverging Labour Markets

• RBA steady, RBNZ dovish tilt: Australia’s central bank is expected to hold rates at 3.6%, while New Zealand’s weak labour market raises the odds of a more dovish RBNZ stance.
• Widening yield spreads: The 2-year and 10-year AU/NZ sovereign bond yield spreads are likely to widen further, favouring AUD strength over NZD.
• AUD/NZD strength: The cross pair has gained 5.8% since July 2025, hitting a three-year high of 1.1390, supported by relative macro and yield dynamics.

RBA Holds Rates Steady Amid Inflation Concerns, AUD Outlook Remains Strong

The Reserve Bank of Australia holds its cash rate steady at 3.6%, in line with expectations. The cautious stance reflects concern over rising headline CPI inflation. As it stands, we think the probability of a rate cut at the November meeting has meaningfully diminished. The Aussie dollar remains supported

Tech Stocks Drive S&P 500 to Record, Gold Surges, Dollar Rally Stalls

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Markets started the week on the back foot today, but shook off early concerns as US tech shares continued their impressive rise.

This was fueled by a promise from Nvidia to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI, boosting excitement around artificial intelligence.

FX Outlook: Softer US Data Fuels Dollar Weakness and Carry Trade Demand

After a couple of months of stability, we look for the dollar bear trend to resume into year-end. EUR/USD should be trading up at 1.20 by that stage after three Fed rate cuts. Even though valuations look stretched in equity and credit markets, we still prefer a benign decline in the dollar and a supported environment for risk assets and activity currencies

Australian Dollar Steady Ahead of CPI; Inflation Uptick Could Complicate RBA Rate Cuts

The Australian dollar is showing limited movement on Tuesday. In the European session, AUD/USD is trading at 0.6482, down 0.01% on the day.

Australian CPI expected to jump to 2.3%

Markets Rally as Powell Signals September Rate Cut; Dollar Weakens, Gold and Bitcoin Surge

Wall Street's main indexes surged on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hinted at a possible interest rate cut during his speech at the Jackson Hole Symposium.

The Dow Jones rose 887.83 points (1.99%) to a record high of 45,680.14. The S&P 500 gained 102.14 points (1.61%) to 6,472.31, and the Nasdaq climbed 421.85 points (2.00%) to 21,520.79.

Global Markets Await Jackson Hole: Bonds Slide, Currencies Diverge, Central Banks in Focus

ile stocks continue to hit new highs, the worldwide sell-off in long-term government bonds is gathering pace. Rates actually rose more in nearly every G10 country than they did in the US last week, which certainly contributed to dollar weakness.

AUD Steady as RBA Signals Caution on Further Rate Cuts Amid Global Uncertainty

The other main event overnight has been the RBA’s latest policy meeting. The RBA decided to leave their policy rate unchanged at 4.10% as expected after delivering the first rate cut in the easing cycle at the previous meeting in February.

USD: Deepening Equity Market Sell-Off Could Trigger Pick-Up in FX Volatility

The major FX rates have remained relatively stable at the start of this week in contrast to the deepening sell-off in the equity markets. One of the biggest movers yesterday was the Nasdaq composite index which fell sharply by 4.0% and extended its decline since the high in December to almost 14%.