Phin Ziebell speaks to Rodrigo Catril, Senior FX Currency Strategist and Mat Hosking Senior Markets Manager. Rodrigo discusses the AUD’s performance in April, touching on the AUD’s inability to sustainably break above .7800 on three occasions during the month. Phin and Rodrigo also talk about the US FOMC's position on stimulus and QE tapering. Looking ahead Rodrigo notes positive sentiment on commodity demand as a potential driver for AUD strength. Mat Hosking joins the conversation observing the tight recent AUD range, activity above .7800 for importers and around .7620 for exporters. Mat also discusses hedging instruments used in the current market, freight costs, demand for goods, budget levels and FX Risk Management.

Phin Ziebell speak with Ray Attrill, NAB Head of FX Strategy and Haley Paul, Senior Markets Manager. Ray discusses NAB & BNZ's strategy team being awarded Bloomberg's top spot in a recent global poll in accuracy of forecasts. Ray discusses NAB's current currency views on the AUD and what the risks to the forecast are. In particular, risk sentiment and commodity prices. Ray discusses the Chinese economy, credit growth and what that could mean for their growth and the flow on to commodity prices. Ray finishes by discussing this week's event calendar. Haley joins and discusses, AUD trading in a tight range, exporter, importer activity, shipping costs, commodity prices. Haley finishes by discussing client Foreign Exchange hedging activity.

Phin Ziebell, interviews Rodrigo Catril, Senior FX Strategist and Alun Campbell, Senior Markets Manager. Phin and Rodrigo discuss the recent AUD break higher and NAB’s near term outlook for the currency. Rodrigo noted US Treasury yields, Australian Economic data and commodity prices, as key AUD supporting factors. Phin then talks with Alun about client’s general feedback with Alun noting importer and exporter activity, clients’ views on the AUD and market volatility. Phin and Alun finish by discussing global shipping costs affecting our clients.

Johann Kurzbock and Ruud Van Henten from the NAB Markets Team, speak with Alan Oster, NAB Group Economist and Drew Bradford, Executive General Manager, NAB Markets about the Economic and Financial Markets Landscape 12 Months on from the onset of the COVID Pandemic in this Webinar recorded 15 April 2021.

Phin Ziebell speak to Ray Attrill NAB Head of FX Strategy. Ray reviews a relatively quiet week for currency markets with the AUD gaining about .30 percent on the USD.

Ray discussed US economic performance and the rise in US Bond Yields as a driver of USD strength, contrasting this against positive risk sentiment as a driver of USD Weakness. Phin asks Ray about the performance of the Eurozone’s vaccination rollout and its effect on the EUR.

Phin and Ray discuss this week’s upcoming economic data: NAB Monthly Survey, Au Employment, US earnings reporting season, China GDP and Credit Data, US Inflation

In this week’s FX and Your Business Podcast, Phin Ziebell speaks to Ray Attrill, NAB’s Head of FX Research, about last week’s fall to new year to date lows in the AUD/USD at 0.7535 and its subsequent rebound. Ray discusses recent strong US economic data, US equity market strength and bond market volatility and how this is playing out in FX, as well as anticipation of large scale US fiscal stimulus, including proposed multi-trillion dollar infrastructure spending. Ray and Phin also discuss COVID-related economic restrictions and vaccination roll outs across major economies and how this is influencing currency markets, including on some of the AUD cross rates. Finally, Ray tells us what’s on his radar this week that may impact FX markets.

Phin Ziebell speaks to Ray Attrill NAB Head of FX Research about what happened in FX markets last week and what is coming up this week. Ray discusses NAB's forecasts for Q1 as being largely consistent with current market levels save for EUR weakness related to COVID infection control and vaccine rollouts. Ray cites New Zealand's economic performance as as an example of how Europe may bounce back in Q2 and beyond as the control the COVID Virus. Phin and Ray discuss Q2 currency forecasts and the AUD/NZD cross.

Lucia La Bella, Executive NAB Business Markets Interviews Rodrigo Catril, Senior FX Strategist on the New Zealand Dollar and the AUD/NZD cross. Lucia asks Rodrigo about AUD/NZD volatility since December. Rodrigo discusses the performance of the cross based on Australia's economic recovery relative to New Zealand. Lucia also asks Rodrigo about recent NZ Government housing policy changes and their affect on the cross. Rodrigo also discusses NAB's forecasts for the NZD.

Phin Ziebell speaks with Rodrigo Catril, Senior FX Strategist and Kaine Perry, Senior Markets Manager. Rodrigo touches on last week’s Australian Labour Markets data and what that may mean for the AUD and the RBA, plus the Fed's inflation forecasts and market expectations for the Fed funds rate. Phin asked Rodrigo about COVID resurgences globally and their potential effect on NAB’s forecast for the AUD. Kaine Perry discussed bond market moves and what that has meant for commercial borrowers.

Lucia La Bella Executive NAB Markets, Interviews Rodrigo Catril Senior Currency Strategist about NAB's changed forecast for the Yen. Rodrigo discusses the AUD's rise against the Yen since march last year, NABs view on future directions and risks to this view.