The Aussie Surprise: Employment Surge Ignites Interest Rate Speculation
Australia’s labour market closed out 2025 with a thunderous applause, shattering expectations and sending the Australian Dollar (AUD) to a 15-month high. While many economists were braced for a "cooling off" period, the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reveal an economy that is far from sluggish.
The "Aussie Cooling": CPI Surprise Offers Relief, but is the RBA Ready to Pivot?
In a significant update for the Australian economy, the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data has revealed a sharper-than-expected slowdown in inflation. Released this Wednesday, January 7, 2026, the figures show that headline inflation fell to 3.4% in the 12 months to November 2025.
Australia’s Wage Growth Holds Steady: What the Latest WPI Means for the Economy and Forex Traders
The Australian Wage Price Index (WPI), a key measure of labor cost growth unaffected by shifts in workforce composition or hours worked, shows that wage growth continues to hold steady, signaling important implications for both the domestic economy and global Forex markets.
RBA Signals Uncertainty: What This Means for Forex Traders and the Australian Dollar
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) recently signaled a shift in its monetary policy stance, leaving many investors and Forex traders wondering:
How Tokyo’s Consumer Prices Could Affect the Yen and Your Trades
Tomorrow, the Statistics Bureau of Japan will release the Tokyo Consumer Price Index (CPI) excluding fresh food — a key measure of monthly consumer price changes in Japan’s largest city. For Forex traders, this report is like taking an early “temperature reading” of inflation: it gives clues about future Bank of Japan (BoJ) policy and the strength of the Japanese yen (JPY).