AUD traders heads up – RBA Statement (SoMP) due on Friday, then Lowe speaks next week
The Reserve Bank of Australia sounded a hawkish note in its policy decision and accompanying statement from Governor Lowe: The RBA promised “further increases in interest rates will be needed over the months ahead”. The quarterly Statement on Monetary Policy (SOMP) is due on Friday at 11.30 am Sydney time. 0030 GMT, and 1930 US […]
The AUD is the strongest and the NZD is the weakest as the NA session begins
The strongest to the weakest of the major currencies As the NA session begins, the AUD is the strongest and the NZD is the weakest. The two countries released their 4Q CPI data in the new trading day. New Zealand was higher than expectations at 1.4% vs 1.3% but Australia was even higher with a […]
Market Update – January 25 – Asian markets return to hot AUD & NZD Inflation
Many Asian markets back (China & Taiwan remain closed all week) and higher today, NYSE suffered tech meltdown (250+ stocks paused trading on Open) US Stocks mixed following a raft of uninspiring Earnings. #MSFT had its weakest quarterly sales growth in 6-yrs but EPS beat. -0.22% on the day & -1.02% after hours. PMI data […]
Intraday Analysis – AUD keeps high ground
AUDUSD rallies back The US dollar continues downward as the market rules out a 50 basis point hike next month. The pair has recouped most of the losses from last week’s sell-off after bouncing off 0.6870 which coincides with the 20-day moving average. This is a sign that the directional bias has […]
Intraday Market Analysis – AUD seeks support
AUDUSD falls back The Australian dollar softened after an uptick in December’s unemployment rate. A cut through 0.6940 has invalidated this demand zone, elbowing the bulls to the side. This left a shooting star on the daily chart, which may foreshadow a U-turn. 0.6820 near the base of a previous bullish breakout […]
Positive China News Lifts AUD
AUDUSD, Daily The December FOMC meeting minutes, were hawkish and supported the dollar. The minutes show policymaker’s aim to reduce inflation towards their 2% target, but are concerned that unreasonable easing in financial conditions, especially if driven by a misperception by the public of the committee’s reaction function, will complicate the committee’s efforts to restore […]
Chinese Coal Rumors Boost AUD
The AUDUSD caught a bit of a bid yesterday on rumors that China might lift its ban on coal imports from Australia. This could have an important impact on the Australian currency. But, it could also not end up becoming effective, since this rumor has gone around before. Given the situation, it’s good to know […]