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Markets shrugged off the Dubai World debt crisis and resumed the bull rally, but the better-than-expected U.S. jobs report changed the game, boosting USD while constraining commodities and their currencies. Gold withdrew from historic highs. The RBA raised interest rates by 25bps to 3.75%. October retail sales rose 0.3% m/m, new home sales declined −0.6%, [...]
The forex trading week was shortened by a U.S. holiday, which withdrew liquidity from the market and intensified price action. It was perhaps not the best time for sovereign debt worries to strike financial markets, as the bullish, risk-happy opening to the week dissolved into a risk-averse sell-off by Friday close. Australia’s 3Q2009 capex worried [...]
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Yet another week of consolidation and fidgety investors. Gold hits new historic highs above $1,118 yet EUR/USD cannot hold gains above 1.5000. The Australian economy gained 2.9K fulltime jobs and 21.5K part-time ones, with the October unemployment rate ticking up to 5.8%. October NAB business confidence improved to 16, business conditions to 12, but November [...]
A mixed data week left the forex trading market jittery and undecided. The U.S. dollar could not break key resistance levels and remained rangebound. Gold topped $1,100. The RBA raised rates 25bps to 3.5% and increased GDP forecasts. October PMIs printed 51.7 manufacturing, 54.8 services, and 50.9 construction. October inflation expectations eased to 1.2% y/y, [...]
The long-expected correction snagged on a reversal Thursday from the better-than-expected U.S. GDP print, which hit its own reversal Friday as risk aversion again entered markets. The S&P scored negative for the first time since February, USD and JPY gained ground, and the VIX volatility index gained 24%. Australia 3Q2009 NAB business confidence surged to [...]
On 24 July, AUD/CAD bounced from support at 0.8800 and initiated a strong uptrend that has pushed the currency pair to touch its historic high at 0.9837, a run of 1,000 pips which restored it to its pre-Lehman strength. However, at this psychologically important level, AUD/CAD is showing signs of taking a consolidating breather. On [...]
The forex trading week was short on fundamental data but long on rhetoric and corporate earnings, in a positive-negative mix that kept markets lively. Westpac August leading index gained 1.1% m/m, import prices were down −3.0% q/q, export prices −9.6% q/q, an improvement over the previous −20.6%. Bullish RBA meeting minutes only helped AUD slightly. [...]
