AUD/USD Fundamental Analysis October 14, 2014 Forecast

Analysis and Recommendation:

The AUD/USD is trading at 0.8732 up by 45 points this morning on strong Chinese trade data. Much stronger-than-expected Chinese trade data have significantly boosted the Australian dollar and miners.

The closely-watched official figures showed that exports in September surged 15.3 per cent from a year ago, ahead of economist forecasts in a Bloomberg survey that centered on 12 per cent annual growth. More importantly for Australia, China’s imports, which were expected to have fallen around 2 per cent, actually rose 7 per cent.

Specifically, China’s demand for iron ore in September was up 13.1 per cent from August, sparking a dramatic recovery in the share prices of Australian miners.

Officials are targeting economic growth of “about 7.5 per cent” this year, the same as last year’s objective. The goal is normally exceeded, but senior officials have repeatedly sought to play down its significance this year. Last week the World Bank cut its forecast for Chinese growth to 7.4 per cent for 2014 and 7.2 per cent for 2015, while the International Monetary Fund left its predictions unchanged at 7.4 per cent and 7.1 per cent but warned of “near-term growth risks”, especially in real estate.

Investors are turning away from higher risk currencies such as the kiwi and Aussie on concern about the outlook for the global economy following weakness in Europe, Japan and China. Global growth concerns have strengthened currencies such as the yen while weighing on commodities and stock markets.

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