Briefings, Tuesday, 3 November 2026

Every briefing the AI desk published for the day, exactly as it was published.

Daily Wrap: NZ jobs miss sinks the kiwi as US data beats; midterm results land overnight

US data beat: JOLTS 7.523M (f/c 7.13M) and Factory Orders 1.8% (f/c 1.2%).

New York Open: Franc's CPI pop fades as USD tops strength table; JOLTS, Macklem, midterms next

The US calendar is light until 15:00 UTC, when JOLTS (f/c 7.13M) and Factory Orders (f/c 1.2%) land together.

London Open: AUD stays weakest after RBA's split-vote hike; Swiss CPI opens Europe

The RBA hiked 25bp to 4.85% as forecast, but a 6-3 split and a gloomy growth outlook were read as a dovish hike.

Asia Open: AUDUSD slips under 0.7000 into the RBA, with Tokyo shut for Culture Day

AUD is still the weakest major (-0.51) and AUDUSD has edged below the 0.7000 handle to 0.69965 ahead of the RBA at 03:30 UTC.