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We have already had some poor data on the housing market as building approvals slumped once again, and economists are not too optimistic on retail sales with the data scheduled to be released in the early hours of Tuesday, ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s monetary meeting decision at 03:30 GMT.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will make its rate decision in the early hours of Tuesday, which makes the Aussie the main focal point during the Asian session.

After a significantly busy week, things are understandably going to be quieter next week.

This week could potentially be pivotal for AUD/USD, as the Reserve Bank of Australia and the US Federal Reserve will both be announcing key interest rate decisions – the RBA on Tuesday and the Fed on Wednesday.

The Canadian dollar has been the worst performer among the major currencies today, continuing its recent poor run of form.

The past week in the markets has been dominated by dramatic, and often incongruent, moves that have been marked by still-buoyant volatility in the aftermath of the preceding week’s wild market swings.

Early next week features some key releases from Australia, including the minutes from the last Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) monetary policy meeting in early February, and the quarterly Wage Price Index.

As the US dollar remained well-supported on Monday in the wake of last Friday’s highly positive US jobs report, and equities continued to trade under heavy pressure on rising interest rate expectations, Australian dollar traders were bracing for the potential impact of a major central bank decision and key economic data to be released on Tuesday in ...

Markets this past week were dominated largely by key central bank speakers, a pivotal OPEC agreement, another missile launch by North Korea, and a scramble by the US Senate to vote on a critical US tax reform bill. On Friday morning, however, equity markets and the dollar were suddenly rocked by reports that former US national security adviser, Mich...

The past two-and-a-half months have seen the Australian dollar weaken considerably against the US dollar.

The week ahead will be slower in terms of economic data than the past week. Contributing to this slowdown will be the major Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S. Aside from speeches by heads of key central banks, including the European Central Bank, Reserve Bank of Australia, Federal Reserve, and Swiss National Bank, the week will be dominated by the rel...

AUD/USD tentatively broke down on Monday below a key chart pattern, indicating a potential continuation of the downtrend that has been in place since early September.