The AUD/USD added 17 points ahead of a huge amount of local data due in the morning. Traders will be closely monitoring inflation data. The Aussie gained
The AUD/USD added 17 points ahead of a huge amount of local data due in the morning. Traders will be closely monitoring inflation data. The Aussie gained to 0.7487 well within its current trading range. The US dollar gave back a bit of Mondays gains as traders prepare for the FOMC decision. The Fed is seen as unlikely to raise interest rates on Wednesday, though investors will be looking for any signs that the U.S. central bank might be more likely to hike rates in coming months.
Improving economic data has increased expectations that the Fed will raise rates in December, after traders had entirely priced out the possibility of a rate hike this year. Fed fund futures on Monday indicate traders see a 56 percent chance of a rate hike in December, up from 48 percent on Friday.
Any indication that the Fed may hike sooner than that could rattle investors. “I would not expect them to close the door on a September rate hike because it’s data dependent and the data’s been stronger than expected,” Chandler said. “That could inject extra volatility in the markets.”
There are no major economic data released overnight and markets are hanging out for a smorgasbord of major events later in the week, including Australian Q2 CPI on Wednesday. As such, the Australian dollar did next to nothing in overnight trade.
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Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Country | Name | Volatility | Previous |
AUD | Consumer Price Index (QoQ) | 3 | -0.2 |
AUD | RBA trimmed mean CPI (YoY) | 3 | 1.7 |
AUD | Consumer Price Index (YoY) | 3 | 1.3 |
AUD | RBA trimmed mean CPI (QoQ) | 3 | 0.2 |
EUR | Gfk Consumer Confidence Survey | 2 | 10.1 |
GBP | Gross Domestic Product (YoY) | 2 | 2 |
GBP | Gross Domestic Product (QoQ) | 2 | 0.4 |
USD | Durable Goods Orders | 3 | -2.2 |
USD | Durable Goods Orders Core | 3 | -0.3 |
USD | Pending Home Sales (YoY) | 2 | 2.4 |
USD | Pending Home Sales (MoM) | 2 | -3.7 |
USD | Fed’s Monetary Policy Statement | 3 | |
USD | Fed Interest Rate Decision | 3 | 0.5 |
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