Opinion – Tuesday 28 October 2025

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U.S. Indexes closed at new all-time highs, buoyed by the risk-on sentiment to start the week amid reports that the U.S. and China agreed on a framework for a trade deal ahead of the Trump/Xi meeting later this week. As a result, spot Gold was sold and fell beneath USD...

Opinion – Thursday 23 October 2025

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U.S. Indexes closed in the red on Wednesday and saw some pressure in the US afternoon amid reports that the Trump administration is mulling export controls to China on goods made with or containing US software, although some of the move attempted to pare as digestion...

Opinion – Monday 7 December 2015

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The US Employment Report virtually matched expectations (NFP +211k, Unemployment steady at 5%) and effectively confirms a Fed lift-off in ten days time is a done deal. The report also revealed +35k of upward revisions to September and October while as expected average...

Opinion – Thursday 3 December 2015

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“Were the FOMC to delay the start of policy normalization for too long, we would likely end up having to tighten policy relatively abruptly to keep the economy from significantly overshooting both of our goals,” Fed Chair Yellen told the Economic Club of Washington...

Opinion – Wednesday 2 December 2015

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The AUD is back trading with a 73 handle for the first time since 19 October, helped along by a disappointing US ISM Manufacturing print. While the AUD was already in an upward trend following yesterday’s solid October building approvals number, yesterday’s fall...