Japanese Yen Q4 Outlook: Fed Signals and Dollar Strength Continue to Dominate

USDJPY has spent much of the past month consolidating in a broad range, but shifting fundamentals mean the final quarter of the year could deliver fresh direction. Since topping out just below 151.00 in early August, the pair has largely tracked between 146.00 and 149.00, with only a brief break lower following last week’s Fed […]
Australian Dollar Q3 Outlook: Resilient Q2 Gains Meet New Uncertainties

Last Quarter Performance The Aussie was very much in an uptrend through Q2 as it pushed up from the annual low (0.5915) early in April to then hit an annual high (0.6590) towards the end of the quarter. There were some choppy moves along the way, however, the Aussie maintained smooth trading conditions for the […]
Australian Dollar and Japanese Yen Q2 Quarterly Outlook: Geopolitical Pressures, Central Bank Stance, and Economic Trends

Australian Dollar Quarterly Outlook Last Quarter Performance Along with most of the major currencies, the Aussie has been volatile over the last quarter as geopolitical influences and a change in the underlying fundamentals on both sides of the currency equation have seen some strong moves in both directions. The fact that the AUDUSD has recorded […]
Australian Dollar Quarterly Review

Last Quarter Performance The final quarter of the 2024 trading year has seen the Aussie take a strong move down, losing over 7% from the annual high at 0.6942 to see it notch up an annual low just under 62 cents as we approach the final week of the year. Much of the move can […]