AUD/USD-Commentary

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August 19, 2026

AUD/USD flows: Regional Risk Sag
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August 19, 2026 3:47 AM UTC

Korean Equities Take the Spotlight

August 18, 2026

AUD/USD flows: Risk Turning Sour
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August 18, 2026 4:10 AM UTC

Risk Turning Sour

August 17, 2026

AUD/USD flows: USD Softer To Begin the Week
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August 17, 2026 4:19 AM UTC

USD Soft Start

August 14, 2026

AUD/USD flows: Quiet Start
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August 14, 2026 5:22 AM UTC

Quiet Start

August 13, 2026

AUD/USD flows: Regional Equities Upbeat
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August 13, 2026 3:08 AM UTC

Regional equities outperforming U.S. peers

August 12, 2026

AUD/USD flows: Risk Still Undecided
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August 12, 2026 4:24 AM UTC

Major equity indexes are performing individually

August 11, 2026

AUD/USD flows: RBA keep Rates Unchanged
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August 11, 2026 5:32 AM UTC

RBA leaves cash rate unchanged at 4.35%

August 10, 2026

AUD/USD flows: Risk On the Soft End
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August 10, 2026 5:14 AM UTC

Weekend news not positive for risk

August 07, 2026

AUD/USD flows: No Risk Bet Before Weekend
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August 7, 2026 5:47 AM UTC

Risk undecided

August 06, 2026

AUD/USD flows: DRC tightens copper exports
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August 6, 2026 9:52 AM UTC

Copper's break higher picks up as DRC restrict raw exports
Marginally AUD supportive albeit a varied overall commodity mix price picture

AUD/USD flows: June Trade balance Beat
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August 6, 2026 2:53 AM UTC

Australian June trade surplus AU$1.929bn

August 05, 2026

AUD/USD flows: Wait and See
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August 5, 2026 4:40 AM UTC

Iran reportedly says that Strait of Hormuz agreement with Oman will be delayed so long as US threats continue

August 04, 2026

AUD/USD flows: Strong household spending
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August 4, 2026 3:54 AM UTC

Australia June household spending up 0.8%

July 31, 2026

USD/JPY Flows - BoJ Ueda underscores hawkish lean on upside inflation risks
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July 31, 2026 7:09 AM UTC

BoJ's Ueda largely echoes, while underscoring more hawkish tilt

July 30, 2026

USD/JPY Flows - was vulnerable, getting hammered
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July 30, 2026 2:16 PM UTC

Big slump looks like opportunistic action, short yen squeeze had been brewing
Nervy mood to extend into BoJ

AUD/USD flows: Middle East Tension Sets to Flare
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July 30, 2026 5:38 AM UTC

Trump is weighing another two-week campaign of strikes against Iran

July 29, 2026

AUD/USD flows: Monthly CPI Misses
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July 29, 2026 4:55 AM UTC

Australian CPI Lower than Estimate

July 28, 2026

EUR/USD, AUD/USD, USD/JPY Flows: Kospi hammered
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July 28, 2026 6:38 AM UTC

Kospi hammered, slumping another 10%, keeping tech weighed
FX not sure what to do with it, though AUD/USD rolled back from 0.7, could correct recent lift
And USD/JPY might in theory see some adjustment selling into mth-end, with Nikkei also underperforming

AUD/USD flows: RBA's Bullock Pouring Coldwater
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July 28, 2026 3:42 AM UTC

RBA's Bullock: Key question is whether tightening already delivered enough

July 27, 2026

AUD/USD flows: Risk Mood Upbeat
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July 27, 2026 3:56 AM UTC

The U.S. and Iran Pause Exchanging Missiles

July 24, 2026

AUD/USD flows: Risk Turning Sour
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July 24, 2026 5:23 AM UTC

Risk Turning Sour

July 23, 2026

AUD/USD flows: Very Strong Labor Report
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July 23, 2026 2:59 AM UTC

Australian June Unemployment rate steady at 4.4%
But headline employment change is a huge beat

July 21, 2026

NZD/USD flows: Hot Q2 CPI, Not in RBNZ's Eyes
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July 21, 2026 5:45 AM UTC

NZ Q2 Q2 jumps to 4.1% 
But RBNZ's own inflation model see Q2 2026 at 2.7% y/y

July 20, 2026

AUD/USD flows: Middle East Stay Heated
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July 20, 2026 4:21 AM UTC

Move waves of missile exchange between U.S. and Iran

July 17, 2026

AUD/USD flows: IRGC reaffirms that no oil and gas will pass
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July 17, 2026 4:49 AM UTC

IRGC reaffirms that no oil and gas will pass through the Strait of Hormuz so long as US attacks continue

July 16, 2026

AUD/USD flows: Another One
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July 16, 2026 1:40 AM UTC

U.S. completes new wave of strikes on Iran, hits Bandar Abbas

July 15, 2026

AUD/USD flows: Centcom said it completed an additional round of strikes against Iran
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July 15, 2026 4:29 AM UTC

U.S. forces hit dozens of Iranian military sites near Strait of Hormuz

July 14, 2026

EUR/USD Flows - US CPI in focus after Fed Waller; Iran exchanges continue
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July 14, 2026 6:44 AM UTC

Brent up at $85 now as oil market reluctantly responds to blockade, strikes in last few sessions
US CPI key, focus sharpened by Fed Waller's remarks

NZD/USD flows: Hawkish RBNZ Speakers
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July 14, 2026 3:59 AM UTC

RBNZ chief economist Conway reaffirmed last week 25bp hike to 2.5% and said the bank will respond further if Middle East linked inflation pressures prove persistent.

July 13, 2026

AUD/USD flows: Exchange Fire continues
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July 13, 2026 3:56 AM UTC

Iran extend strikes to Qatar and the UAE for the first time in months, plus Jordan, Kuwait and Oman

July 10, 2026

USD/JPY Flows - GPIF window guidance could prove a notable shift
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July 10, 2026 7:16 AM UTC

GPIF radical asset allocation overhauls in 2014 and 2020 were major events
Window guidance shifts could be significant especially if they ripple out more widely

AUD/USD flows: Cautious Friday
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July 10, 2026 4:44 AM UTC

U.S. official said late Thursday that Washington remains committed to a resolution with Iran

July 09, 2026

EUR/USD Flows - ECB predetermined, Fed open minded? (Fed Williams, ECB Minutes)
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July 9, 2026 2:21 PM UTC

ECB Minutes unsurprisingly hawkish given the decision and the presser, but do underscore the rigid view on the mmkt curve
Fed Williams meanwhile nods to upside risks, but mainly highlights 'collective reaction function' and open questions

EUR/USD, EUR/GBP Flows - Chilli yesterday, TACO today?
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July 9, 2026 8:27 AM UTC

Familiar de-escalation comments follow yesterday's outburst and fresh exchanges. Mkt left waiting to hear from Iran
Fed Minutes highlight two scenarios and rate paths ahead. Iran and tech demand remain highly relevant
EUR/GBP meanwhile inching out the lows

AUD/USD flows: Iran's Infrastructure Targeted
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July 9, 2026 2:51 AM UTC

Missiles Flying

July 08, 2026

USD Flows - Dangerous rhetoric loop?
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July 8, 2026 2:55 PM UTC

Iran threat to close Strait adds to the ramp up
Danger that things get out of control in current rhetoric-action one-upping, even if result makes no sense

EUR/USD Flows - Trump shooting from hip at NATO, Iran MOU 'over' and Spain 'no trade'
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July 8, 2026 8:32 AM UTC

Trump firing shots at NATO, aiming at Spain and Iran
MoU 'over' comments can spook oil and squeeze NOK (and CAD)

NZD/USD flows: RBNZ Hiked by 25bps
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July 8, 2026 4:00 AM UTC

RBNZ Gov Breman says Inflation may have already peaked

July 07, 2026

EUR/USD Flows - Mixed Le Pen outcome, France challenges regardless
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July 7, 2026 1:01 PM UTC

Le Pen court ruling. Challenges for France in any case

EUR/USD, USD/JPY - Kospi lively; FX relatively subdued
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July 7, 2026 6:41 AM UTC

Minor edge for the dollar and yen in limited range trade
Kospi has another lively session as pullback continues

AUD/USD flows: No Boring Day at the Strait
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July 7, 2026 5:25 AM UTC

Iranian forces strike LNG tanker and commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz

July 06, 2026

EUR/USD, USD/JPY - US NM ISM solid as expected
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July 6, 2026 2:25 PM UTC

US NM ISM broadly as expected, another solid report

AUD/USD flows: Market Chops
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July 6, 2026 4:07 AM UTC

OPEC+ confirmed a fifth straight monthly output increase

July 03, 2026

EUR/USD, USD/JPY - looking quiet unless yen sees another flurry
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July 3, 2026 6:42 AM UTC

Could be quiet into US holiday unless there is another flurry of squaring

AUD/USD flows: Risk Upbeat Heading into the Weekend
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July 3, 2026 5:31 AM UTC

Market broadly upbeat after a miss in NFP

July 02, 2026

AUD/USD flows: Poor May Trade Data
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July 2, 2026 2:17 AM UTC

Australian May Trade Balance Miss
U.S., Iran end Doha talks with no breakthrough

July 01, 2026

AUD/USD flows: Market Undecided
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July 1, 2026 5:00 AM UTC

Market undecided on Middle East complication

June 30, 2026

AUD/USD flows: Risk mood upbeat
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June 30, 2026 5:33 AM UTC

Risk mood upbeat

June 29, 2026

AUD/USD flows: Risk Undecided
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June 29, 2026 5:36 AM UTC

Major equities perform individually

June 26, 2026

AUD/USD flows: Risk Sinks on Friday
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June 26, 2026 4:40 AM UTC

Major equities in the red

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