AUD/USD Fundamental Analysis – August 31, 2015 – Forecast

Analysis and Recommendation:

The AUD/USD dipped 3 points but was moving between small gains and losses with low volume as traders in Tasmania seemed to remain in shock after a week of China and US market stress. The pair is holding at 0.7163 well below its August trading range.  Investor sentiment improved after China’s Shanghai Composite Index closed higher for the first time in six sessions with a 5.4 percent gain on the previous close. That bolstered the outlook for global growth and pushed up currencies linked to commodities such as the kiwi, and weakened safe haven currencies like the yen. The US dollar broadly strengthened after second-quarter gross domestic product was revised higher to an annual 3.7 percent rate, ahead of expectations for 3.2 percent and up from the previous estimate of 2.3 percent.

Today, traders will be eyeing reports on Japanese and German inflation, and UK second-quarter GDP. This weekend, the focus will be comments and speeches from the annual Jackson Hole meeting of central bankers in the US. Investors say they are encouraged that the US remains on solid economic footing, while the recent tumult means that the Federal Reserve has leeway to keep interest rates lower for longer than initially expected. Until recent weeks, many investors were gearing up for an increase in short-term rates at the Fed’s meeting next month.

“The US economy is still shining,” Doug Cote, chief market strategist at Voya Investment Management, said. “There is zero inflation across the globe, so the Fed has cover not to raise rates, but the economy is surging so I’m at 50-50 right now for September,” he added.

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Monday, August 31, 2015

Government Bond Auctions

Date Time Country

Aug 28 11:10 Italy Auctions BTPs/CCTeus

Sep 01 11:15 Austria Holds RAGB bond sale

Sep 01 00:00 UK Announces details of 3.5% 2045 Gilt

Sep 02 11:03 Sweden Holds bond auction

Sep 02 11:30 Germany Eur 4bn 0.25% Oct 2020 Bobl

Sep 02 11:30 UK Auctions new Jan 2021 Gilt

Sep 03 10:30 Spain Auctions Bonos/Obligaciones

Sep 03 11:10 France Auctions OATs

Sep 03 00:00 US Announces details of 3yr note on 08 Sep, 10yr note on 09 Sep

Sep 03 00:00 US Announces details of 10-year note on 09 Sep