Send weekly trading update—21st October 2024

In The News Today! 🌏 – Market Conditions and What to Look out for this Week 🗓️

RBA and Global Rate Cuts:

• The RBA is expected to hold rates until May next year after strong domestic employment data slashed the chances of a rate cut this year.

• Rate cuts from other central banks, such as the Fed in America and the RBNZ, are pressuring discussions on potential easing elsewhere.

AUD/USD Outlook:

• AUD/USD rose to 0.6715 in Monday's early session, supported by the weaker USD and Australia's strong employment data, which lowers the likelihood of an RBA rate cut.

• Investors await Fed officials' speeches, which may influence USD moves and broader market sentiment.

• China’s stronger-than-expected industrial production and retail sales have boosted AUD, as China remains a key trade partner.

AUD/JPY:

• AUD/JPY weakened to 100.50 on Friday due to fears of Japanese intervention in FX markets.

• It continues to trade within a 1.7% trading band, staying close to the 100.00 mark.

EUR/AUD:

• EUR/AUD dropped as robust Australian employment data clashed with the ECB’s decision to cut rates by 0.25%, reflecting a weaker European outlook.

GBP/AUD Forecast:

• The Pound has been overvalued against the AUD, but recent broad-based AUD strength has led to corrections, with the current GBP/AUD rate around 1.9472. Year-end projections suggest further downside potential for the GBP against the AUD, with a wide forecast range of 1.83–2.03.

  Things to look out for this week; 

  • Wednesday 23 October 

    🇬🇧 BOE Gov Bailey Speaks - GBP

  • Thursday 24 October 

    🇨🇦 BOC Monetary Policy Report - CAD

    🇨🇦 BOC Rate Statement - CAD

    🇨🇦 Overnight Rate - CAD

    🇨🇦 BOC Press Conference - CAD

    🇬🇧 BOE Gov Bailey Speaks - GBP

    🇫🇷 French Flash Manufacturing PMI - EUR

    🇫🇷 French Flash Services PMI - EUR

    🇩🇪 German Flash Manufacturing PMI - EUR

    🇩🇪 German Flash Services PMI - EUR

    🇬🇧 Flash Manufacturing PMI - GBP

    🇬🇧 Flash Services PMI - GBP

    🇺🇸 Unemployment Claims - USD

  • Friday 25 October

    🇺🇸 Flash Manufacturing PMI - USD

    🇺🇸 Flash Services PMI - USD

    🇨🇦 Core Retail Sales m/m - CAD

    🇨🇦 Retail Sales m/m - CAD

AUD-USD 🇺🇸

Rates have increased by 0.29% to 0.6713 since Friday.

(11AM AEDT)

AUD-GBP 🇬🇧

Sitting at 0.5145 the AUD - GBP has remained within band over the last week.

(11AM AEDT)

AUD-NZD 🇳🇿
Rates have increased after the initial drop last week to 1.1050

(11AM AEDT)

AUD-EUR 🇪🇺

AUR-EUR has seen a 0.20% increase since this time last week currently at 0.6177

(11AM AEDT)

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