Analysis and Recommendation:
The AUD/USD is trading at 1.0444 gaining back some of last week’s losses. Earlier in today’s session the Aussie was down as pressure from the USD weighed on commodity currencies, as the possibility of monetary stimulus in the US fades, on positive eco data, the USD has gained momentum.
This week will tell the story with additional housing data and durable goods in the lineup. There has been no supportive data for the Aussie with little on the eco calendar and little in the way of global news, or economic news expected this week.
The greenback rallied on the weekend, after the release of the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan index of consumer sentiment, which rose to 73.6 in August, from 72.3 the previous month. This was the index’s highest position since May.
The release on Tuesday of minutes from the Reserve Bank of Australia’s August 7 meeting could be influential for the AUD.
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Economic Data August 20, 2012 actual v. forecast
(No release in for the AUD, NZD or the JPY on Monday morning)
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Aug. 16 |
NZD |
PPI Input (QoQ) |
0.6% |
-0.2% |
0.3% |
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Aug. 17 |
USD |
Michigan Consumer Sentiment |
73.6 |
72.4 |
72.3 |
Upcoming Economic Events that affect the AUD, NZD, JPY and USD
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Aug. 21 |
02:30 |
AUD |
Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes |
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|
04:00 |
NZD |
Inflation Expectations (QoQ) |
2.4% |
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Aug. 22 |
00:50 |
JPY |
Trade Balance |
-0.46T |
-0.30T |
|
15:00 |
USD |
4.52M |
4.37M |
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19:00 |
USD |
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Aug. 23 |
03:30 |
CNY |
Chinese HSBC Manufacturing PMI |
49.30 |
|
|
13:30 |
USD |
365K |
366K |
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13:30 |
USD |
3300K |
3305K |
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15:00 |
USD |
365K |
350K |
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|
23:45 |
NZD |
Trade Balance |
-47M |
331M |
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Aug. 24 |
00:30 |
AUD |
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|
08:45 |
JPY |
BoJ Governor Shirakawa Speaks |
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|
13:30 |
USD |
Core Durable Goods Orders (MoM) |
0.5% |
-1.4% |
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|
13:30 |
USD |
Durable Goods Orders (MoM) |
2.5% |
1.3% |
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