By FXEmpire.com

Analysis and Recommendation:

The AUD/USD is trading this morning at 1.0391 as it continues to climb. Against the euro the Aussie is breaking records trading at 0.8456. Awakened euro and the opposing moves by the ECB and the RBA have helped support the AUD.

Yesterday a report was released showing that for 21 consecutive years that Australia has never had a recession and that overall its economy is doing quite well.

As the USD continued to weaken and the Eurozone crisis continues to weigh on investors positive earnings reports energized markets and traders were a bit more upbeat and moved to higher risk assets, including the commodity currencies, pushing the AUD, the NZD and the CAD to trade higher. The AUD is beginning to be viewed as a possible safe haven currency and may enjoy a bigger surge in times of risk.

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Economic Data July 19, 2012 actual v. forecast

Date

Currency

Event

Actual

Forecast

Previous

Jul. 18

JPY

Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes

GBP

Average Earnings Index +Bonus

1.5%

1.4%

1.4%

GBP

Claimant Count Change

6.1K

5.0K

6.9K

GBP

MPC Meeting Minutes

USD

Building Permits

0.755M

0.765M

0.784M

USD

Housing Starts

0.760M

0.745M

0.711M

USD

Fed Chairman Bernanke Testifies

Upcoming Economic Events that affect the AUD, NZD, JPY and USD

Date

Time

Currency

Event

Previous

Jul 20

1:30

AUD

Import Prices q/q

-1.2%

Government Bond Auctions

Date Time Country

Jul 23- n/a UK

Jul 23 09:30 Germany

Jul 24 08:30 Netherlands

Jul 24 08:30 Spain

Jul 24 15:30 Italy

Jul 24 17:00 US

Jul 25 09:30 Germany

Jul 25 15:30 Italy

Jul 25 17:00 US

Jul 26 00:30 Japan

Jul 26 09:10 Italy

Jul 27 09:10 Italy

Jul 27 17:00 US

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Originally posted here