By FXEmpire.com
AUD/USD Fundamental Analysis April 9, 2012 Forecast
Analysis and Recommendation: (close of Asian session)
AUD/USD was trading at 1.0312, up 0.11% at the close of the light volume Asian session.
The pair was likely to find support at 1.0244, Wednesday’s low, and resistance at 1.0466.
Meanwhile, the Australian Dollar was up against the Euro and the Japanese Yen, with EUR/AUD shedding 0.09% to hit 1.2674 and AUD/JPY rising 0.06% to hit 84.84.
A rally on Chinese equity markets has helped the Australian dollar to recover from a three month low.
Thursday, the Australian dollar was trading at 103.05 US cents, up from 102.82 cents on Wednesday.
The Aussie was at 84.74 Japanese yen, down from Wednesday’s close of 85.04 yen 78.36 euro cents, up from 77.88 euro cents.
The currency had received some support from Chinese stock markets, which reopened after three days of public holidays.
Tepid demand at a Spanish government bond auction spooked investors who had been upbeat about global growth prospects and sparked a sell-off in higher-yielding, or riskier, assets.
Reflecting the negative risk sentiment, the safe-haven US dollar and Japanese Yen strengthened against all of the major currencies pushing the kiwi dollar down.
Against the Japanese yen, the euro fell 0.7% to ?107.62. The dollar also slipped, buying ?82.42, down from ?82.57
Most Western Markets are Closed on Friday April 6, 2012 and many are Closed on Monday April 9, 2012.
Economic Events April 5, 2012 actual v. forecast
|
CHF |
CPI (MoM) |
0.6% |
0.4% |
0.3% |
|
EUR |
Dutch CPI (YoY) |
2.50% |
2.20% |
2.50% |
|
GBP |
Industrial Production (MoM) |
0.4% |
0.3% |
-0.6% |
|
GBP |
Manufacturing Production |
-1.0% |
0.1% |
-0.3% |
|
GBP |
Interest Rate Decision |
0.50% |
0.50% |
0.50% |
|
GBP |
BOE QE Total |
325B |
325B |
325B |
|
BRL |
Brazilian CPI (YoY) |
5.2% |
5.4% |
5.8% |
|
Building Permits (MoM) |
7.5% |
3.0% |
-11.4% |
|
|
CAD |
Employment Change |
82.3K |
10.0K |
-2.8K |
|
USD |
Initial Jobless Claims |
357K |
355K |
363K |
|
CAD |
Unemployment Rate |
7.2% |
8.0% |
7.4% |
|
USD |
Continuing Jobless Claims |
3338K |
3350K |
3354K |
|
CAD |
Ivey PMI |
63.5 |
66.0 |
66.5 |
|
GBP |
NIESR GDP Estimate |
0.1% |
0.1% |
Economic Events scheduled for April 9, 2012
02:30 CNY Chinese CPI (YoY) 3.3% 3.2%
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the change in the price of goods and services from the perspective of the consumer. It is a key way to measure changes in purchasing trends and inflation.
02:30 CNY Chinese PPI (YoY) -0.2%
The Producer Price Index (PPI) measures the change in the price of goods sold by manufacturers. It is a leading indicator of consumer price inflation, which accounts for the majority of overall inflation.
10:00 EUR Greek CPI (YoY) 2.10%
Consumer Price index is the most frequently used indicator of inflation and reflect changes in the cost of acquiring a fixed basket of goods and services by the average consumer.
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