Chris Broadfoot6 days ago2 minMarket NewsCurrency Update, June 20th, 2022.A very volatile week saw the AUD/USD exchange rate move back and forth from 0.7035 at the open on Monday to 0.6936 when the markets...
Chris BroadfootJun 132 minMarket NewsCurrency Update, June 13th, 2022The Australian Dollar has seen a huge backward step in the past 10 days and today sits below the 0.70c mark after closing out the week...
Chris BroadfootJun 42 minMarket NewsCurrency Update, June 4th, 2022The Australian Dollar fell away from its six-week high against the US Dollar on Friday after strong payroll figures closing the week at...
Chris BroadfootMay 242 minMarket NewsCurrency Update, May 24th, 2022.The Australian Dollar is back pushing 0.71c against the USD after dropping to a low of 0.6828, its lowest point in 2 years. Recent risk...
Chris BroadfootMay 124 minGeneralForward Contracts and why to use them.The benefits of using forward contracts A forward contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specified...
Chris BroadfootMay 82 minMarket NewsAustralian Dollar Update, 9th May, 2022The Australian Dollar seen both it's biggest one day gain and then one day loss against the USD in years after moves by both Reserve...
Chris BroadfootApr 242 minMarket NewsAustralian Dollar Update, April 25th, 2022.The Australian dollar seen its biggest one day fall in over 12 months on Friday after the US Federal Reserve commented that a 50 basis...
Chris BroadfootApr 113 minGeneralWith house prices soaring in capital cities and the regions, the great Australian dream of homeownerOne way around the high costs of established properties is to look at building your own. There are plenty of companies that offer land...
Chris BroadfootMar 212 minMarket NewsAustralian Dollar Update, March 21st 2022.Two weeks of yo-yo action has seen the AUD/USD exchange rate bounce from 0.71c to 0.74c, then back to 0.71 and now back again to 0.74....
Chris BroadfootMar 42 minCase StudyAre you a professional athlete overseas?How To Simplify And Contain Expenses On International Relocations Being a professional athlete and receiving income in another country...
Chris BroadfootFeb 241 minMarket NewsCurrency Update, February 24th, 2022With geopolitical news making headlines amid uncertainty in global markets, the potential for heightened volatility is increasing. This...
Chris BroadfootFeb 52 minMarket NewsAustralian Dollar Update, February 6th, 2022The Australian Dollar finished the week above 0.70c closing on Friday at 0.7073 after the Non-farm payroll figures from the US came out...
Chris BroadfootJan 272 minMarket NewsAustralian Dollar Update, January 28th, 2022The Australian Dollar has been heavily sold off in the past few days, falling from a high of 0.7276 and dropping almost 2.5% to reach a...
Chris BroadfootJan 242 minGeneral4 Reasons Why You Need a Global Payments Specialist.Why You Need a Global Payments Specialist to Reduce Your Bank Transfer Costs With the global landscape growing ever more competitive, it...
Chris BroadfootJan 52 minMarket NewsAustralian Dollar Update, January 6th, 2022.Well with the holiday period come and gone, the markets are also starting to get over that holiday feel over not much movement and a few...
Chris BroadfootDec 19, 20212 minMarket NewsAustralian Dollar Update, December 20th, 2021AUD/USD - Last Week The Australian Dollar has taken advantage of some economic data and comments from the US Federal Reserve last week...
Chris BroadfootDec 2, 20212 minMarket NewsAustralian Dollar Update, December 3rd, 2021As the news broke late last week about the new COVID variant Omicron, the markets instantly sold off the AUD and made that familiar...
Chris BroadfootNov 4, 20212 minMarket NewsAustralian Dollar Update, November 5th 2021The Australian Dollar has been stronger in the last month, moving from 0.7250 to 0.7550 since October 5th, however after Tuesday's...
Chris BroadfootOct 5, 20212 minMarket NewsAustralian Dollar Update, October 6th, 2021The Australian Dollar has continued its short range around the 0.73c mark for the past 10 days. The RBA yesterday kept interest rates on...
Chris BroadfootSep 29, 20212 minCase StudyRisk Management - Case Study AUDUSDFirstly let me start by saying, I CANNOT PREDICT THE FUTURE! I really can't and in my 7 years in this industry I can tell you it's...
Chris BroadfootSep 28, 20212 minMarket NewsCurrency Update, September 29th, 2021AUD/USD The Australian Dollar has moved sideways now for a few days at the 0.7250-0.7300 mark. Late August seen a move from 0.71c up the...
Chris BroadfootAug 29, 20211 minImport/ExportSave Money When Paying Chinese Suppliers!Paying Chinese suppliers in local currency, have you explored the option? Most businesses in the West that trade with China pay their...
Chris BroadfootAug 16, 20212 minMarket NewsCurrency Update, August 17th 2021AUD/USD The Australian Dollar has failed to again gain any traction and move higher after weaker than expected Chinese data on Monday was...
Chris BroadfootAug 3, 20212 minMarket NewsCurrency Update, August 4th, 2021AUD to USD The AUD/USD seems to have found a consolidation point at the moment between 0.7320-0.7390 over the past 12 days, and is...
Chris BroadfootJul 14, 20212 minCase StudyCase Study - $1M USDGood morning, I wanted to share a recent story with you, to show what a difference an exchange rate can make, and why using a specialist...
Chris BroadfootJun 20, 20212 minMarket NewsCurrency Update, June 21st, 2021AUD to USD The AUD/USD has fallen to its lowest point since December 2020 after a 2.9% drop last week and closing the week at 0.7478...
Chris BroadfootMay 19, 20212 minMarket NewsCurrency Update, May 20th, 2021AUD to USD The AUD/USD has traded within a tight 1c range of 0.77-0.78c in the past 3 weeks, with it see-sawing back and forth on a daily...
Chris BroadfootApr 6, 20212 minMarket NewsCurrency Update, April 7th, 2021AUD to USD The Australian Dollar has reached a 10 day high of 0.7665 this morning after spending the past 7-9 days just above 0.76c. This...
Chris BroadfootMar 8, 20212 minMarket NewsCurrency Update, March 9th 2021The last two weeks has started to see a slight turnaround in the USD, the Greenback has recovered several percent against most of the...
Chris BroadfootFeb 10, 20212 minMarket NewsCurrency Update, February 16th 2021AUD to USD The Australian Dollar is approaching monthly highs against the US Dollar after a strong night saw the Aussie move up to...
Chris BroadfootDec 10, 20201 minMarket NewsCurrency Update, December 11th 2020The Australian Dollar on the move! AUD/USD broke above 0.7500 for the first time since June 2018 earlier on during Thursday's session....
Chris BroadfootNov 25, 20201 minMarket NewsCurrency Update, November 26th 2020The AUD to USD closing in on a 2 year high! The Australian Dollar is climbing towards 0.74c, a rate we have only seen on two occasions...
Chris BroadfootNov 2, 20202 minMarket NewsCurrency Update, November 3rd, 2020.Tuesday November 3rd, another potential risk event for currency markets in 2020. Well 2020 has already thrown up more risk events than we...
Chris BroadfootOct 28, 20202 minMarket NewsCurrency Update, October 29th, 2020The Australian Dollar is on the defensive after another night of risk in the markets due to elections, COVID and a sell off in...