Australia coronavirus – Victoria expected to announce 275 new cases today

The state of Victoria is Australia’s 2nd most populous and has seen a big outbreak.  The state authorities announced a mandatory mask-wearing rule over the weekend, to come into effect…

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NZD/USD, NZD/JPY May Wilt as Covid-19 Concerns Halt Trans-Tasman Bubble

The NZD/USD and NZD/JPY exchange rates may break lower as surging coronavirus cases in Australia threaten the implementation of the Trans-Tasman travel bubble.

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AUD/USD struggles to gather upside traction as Aussie jobless rate rises

The AUD/USD pair is struggling to draw bids as Australia’s jobless rate ticked higher in June and full-time employment tanked. The pair is currently t

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Australian state of Victoria new coronavirus cases rise by 238

Victoria is Australia’s second most populous state – 27,040 tests conducted in the previous 24 hours for 238 new cases – one more death added to the toll – 29…

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Coronavirus – Australia will provide further income support, extended beyond September

Australian Treasurer Frydenberg says the further support will announced on July 23

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ASX 200, AUD/JPY Outlook Dictated By COVID-19 Lockdown Measures

The ASX 200 and AUD/JPY at risk of a correction as cases of Covid-19 continue to climb in Australia’s second most populous state, Victoria.

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Weekend Australian media – more China retaliation against Australia expected

A piece in a national newspaper in Oz over the weekend says to expect more tariffs imposed by China  Due to PM Morrison floating the idea of providing safe haven…

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Australian state sees a coronavirus surge – ‘strict lockdown’ no going out in place

Cases of COVID-19 have been climbing all week in Australia’s second most populous city of Melbourne. The count of new cases has been hovering around 70 for the past days…

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Events to Look Out for Next Week

A quiet week is coming up in regards to economic data, but market attention will remain on geopolitical risks, particularly those stemming from simmering China-US tensions. Focus will be on…

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Australia trade balance for May: AUD +8.025 bn (expected AUD +9bn)

AUD 8.025bn surplus – expected AUD 9bn surplus – prior AUD surplus revised to 7.83bn – exports expected -7% m/m, prior -11% – imports expected -9% m/m, prior -10% AUD…

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