AUD to GBP

Australian dollar stronger overnight against the US dollar, Euro and Kiwi dollar but fails to fire against the Pound and Yen

In short The Australian is mixed against the major currencies lacking real direction The head of the RBA speaks today Interest rates are likely to be cut in the US on Wednesday Currency Open Low High Now AUD to USD 0.6822 0.6814 0.6868 0.6865 AUD to EUR 0.6156 0.6133 0.6183 0.6178 AUD to GBP 0.5318 0.5291 0.5345 0.5334 AUD to NZD 1.0743 1.0666 1.0804 1.0794 AUD to JPY 74.12 73.98 74.80 74.69 The Australian dollar had a mixed night, moving higher against the US dollar, Euro and NZ dollar but ended up flat against the British Pound and Japanese Yen. […]

The AUD remains on a high against the USD but down against the Pound (GBP)

In short The AUD/USD remains close to a 4-week high against the US dollar at 0.6860 The AUD/GBP continues to weaken as the British Pound gets stronger China leaves rates on hold Time Open High Low Today 0.6877 Yesterday 0.6857 0.6880 In the last week 0.6729 0.6880 In the 3 months 0.6676 0.7030 The Australian dollar continued higher on Tuesday as a weaker US dollar helped it to a fresh 1 month high at 0.6860. As the US and China come closer to ending the trade war, markets have been selling US dollars (making it weaker) and buying so-called ‘riskier’ […]

GBP to AUD hits 3 year high but could it go higher?

In short The GBPAUD hits 1.8481 for the first time since the Brexit vote 3 years ago It is now 18% higher than it’s low of 1.6000 in October 2016 A high GBPAUD makes it better for anyone transferring GBP back to Australia or selling GBP in cash Time Open Low High Today 1.8851 Yesterday 1.8983 1.8744 In the last week 1.8350 1.9064 In the last year 1.8481 1.9064 Brexit has been the biggest influence on the GBPAUD for the past 3 and an half years. Ever since the initial Brexit vote in mid 2016. At the time, the pound […]

The Australian dollar is not moving in the same direction

In short The Australian dollar opens the week moving down against the US dollar It’s not all one-way traffic through. It is higher against the Japanese Yen (JPY) and British Pound (GBP) Chinese trade data and RBA minutes fail to move the currency markets Currency Open Low High Now AUD to USD 0.6796 0.6753 0.6796 0.6783 AUD to EUR 0.6160 0.6118 0.6160 0.6149 AUD to GBP 0.5375 0.5365 0.5398 0.5377 AUD to NZD 1.0720 1.0720 1.0763 1.0750 AUD to JPY 73.70 73.05 73.79 73.50 The Australian dollar fell on Monday against most currencies but has been mixed since. The AUD/USD […]

Aussie dollar finishes the week on a high

In short The Australian dollar finished the week close its highest point at 0.6786 The AUD/USD ends slightly higher than where it opened the week on 0.6760 AUD/GBP fell sharply, finishing at 0.5364 Currency Open Low High Now AUD to USD 0.6760 0.6809 0.6714 0.6786 AUD to EUR 0.6168 0.6111 0.6170 0.6150 AUD to GBP 0.5491 0.5364 0.5528 0.5364 AUD to NZD 1.0720 1.0670 1.0730 1.0708 AUD to JPY 72.43 71.88 73.93 73.55 The Australian dollar was mixed on Friday night. It went up against the US dollar and the Japanese Yen, finishing the week slightly higher. In a complete […]

AUD GBP and AUD USD fall as Brexit and Trade Wars take centre stage

In short The AUD lost ground to the US dollar and British Pound overnight The Trade War continues with few obvious winners A hard Brexit looks more likely now Time Open Low High Today 0.6729 Yesterday 0.6726 0.6747 In the last week 0.6697 0.6771 In the 3 months 0.6697 0.6680 The Australian dollar drifted lower on Monday and Tuesday following a long weekend in much of Australia. Overnight, tensions from the Trade War sent the US higher and pressured the AUD  USD exchange rate lower. Meanwhile, Brexit continues to drag on the British pound. It lost ground to most currencies […]