Analysis and Recommendation: The AUD/USD dipped 2 points to 0.7188 even though data was in positive this morning. The US dollar continued to climb in the
The AUD/USD dipped 2 points to 0.7188 even though data was in positive this morning. The US dollar continued to climb in the Asian session weighing on the Aussie. Traders will be eyeing central bank meetings in Australia on Tuesday, Canada on Wednesday and Europe on Thursday. The key focus this week will be on the Reserve Bank’s board meeting and interest rate decision on Tuesday.
The RBA is widely expected to keep the cash rate unchanged after governor Glenn Stevens last week gave a very clear signal that he was prepared to wait for the first meeting in 2016 before considering another interest rate cut.
Comments by Fed chair Janet Yellen will also be closely watched this week, including a speech to the Economic Club of Washington on Wednesday and testimony to the Joint Economic Committee of the Senate on Thursday.
Several other Fed officials are slated to speak this week too, including Chicago Fed President Charles Evans on Tuesday, Atlanta Fed chief Dennis Lockhart and San Francisco Fed boss John Williams on Wednesday, Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester and Fed Vice Chair Stanley Fischer on Thursday, as well as Philadelphia Fed chief Patrick Harker, St Louis Fed boss James Bullard and the Minneapolis Fed’s Narayana Kocherlakota on Friday.
The Australian dollar is likely to fall further this week as traders see Tuesday’s Reserve Bank of Australia board meeting to be a non-event after governor Glenn Stevens told the market to “chill out” at a recent speech.
Australia’s official GDP figures, released on Wednesday, also have a downside risk with strategists anticipating figures below market consensus of 0.7 percent quarter on quarter.
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Today’s economic releases:
Cur. |
Event |
Actual |
Forecast |
Previous |
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NZD |
Building Consents (MoM) (Oct) |
5.1% |
3.0% |
-5.8% |
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JPY |
Industrial Production (MoM) (Oct) |
1.4% |
1.9% |
1.1% |
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JPY |
Retail Sales (YoY) (Oct) |
1.8% |
0.8% |
-0.2% |
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NZD |
ANZ Business Confidence (Nov) |
14.6% |
15.0% |
10.5% |
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AUD |
Company Gross Operating Profits |
1.3% |
1.0% |
-0.5% |
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AUD |
Private Sector Credit (MoM) (Oct) |
0.7% |
0.6% |
0.8% |
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JPY |
BoJ Governor Kuroda Speaks |
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Upcoming Economic Events that you should be monitoring:
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Cur. |
Event |
Actual |
Forecast |
Previous |
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AUD |
AIG Manufacturing Index (Nov) |
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50.2 |
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JPY |
Capital Spending (YoY) (Q3) |
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5.6% |
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AUD |
Building Approvals (MoM) (Oct) |
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-2.3% |
2.2% |
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AUD |
Current Account (Q3) |
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-16.5B |
-19.0B |
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CNY |
Manufacturing PMI (Nov) |
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49.8 |
49.8 |
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CNY |
Non-Manufacturing PMI (Nov) |
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53.1 |
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CNY |
Caixin Manufacturing PMI (Nov) |
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48.3 |
48.3 |
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AUD |
Interest Rate Decision (Dec) |
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2.00% |
2.00% |
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EUR |
German Manufacturing PMI (Nov) |
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52.6 |
52.6 |
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EUR |
German Unemployment Change |
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-5K |
-5K |
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EUR |
German Unemployment Rate (Nov) |
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6.4% |
6.4% |
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EUR |
Manufacturing PMI (Nov) |
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52.8 |
52.8 |
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GBP |
Manufacturing PMI (Nov) |
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54.0 |
55.5 |
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EUR |
Unemployment Rate (Oct) |
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10.8% |
10.8% |
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USD |
Manufacturing PMI (Nov) |
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52.6 |
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USD |
ISM Manufacturing Employment |
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48.5 |
47.6 |
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USD |
ISM Manufacturing PMI (Nov) |
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50.4 |
50.1 |
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Government Bond Auctions
Date Time Country
Dec 01 11:30 UK 1.5% 2021 Gilt auction
Dec 02 16:30 Sweden Announces details of Bond on 11 Dec
Dec 03 10:30 Spain Auctions
Dec 03 10:50 France Auctions OATs
Dec 03 11:03 Sweden Holds I/L bond auction
Dec 04 11:03 Sweden Holds I/L bond auction