Originally published by AxiTrader
THE AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR
The Aussie followed the euro's moves directionally over the past 24 to 48 hours but it has certainly lagged overnight. The 0.2% fall to 0.7335 stands in contrast to the euro’s move and those of the Canadian dollar and kiwi.
As for the actual reason I’m not really sure to be frank. That is other than there seems to be residual resistance in the 0.7350/60 region right now. Other than that copper was a little stronger, risk appetite is doing okay.
Perhaps it’s the rise in US rates and the mild increase in the AUD/USD 2 year spread is a bit of a handbrake. Certainly, it’s a primary input into my valuation metrics for the AUD/USD.
Looking at the charts then and the 4-hour speaks for itself and looks like it is rolling over 0.7320 looks like a key level that must hold.
ASX INDEXES
It’s been a good 24 hours for mining shares, and it was a good day for the ASX yesterday. The 36 point gain was a smidge less than my guess on Sky yesterday morning of a 40 point gain. But a good day nonetheless. Today however I’m not so sure of positivity. SPI traders have only knocked 6 points off prices but the lack of action and momentum in the US and the drift in China is something to watch as the day progresses.
The charts suggest 6,244 needs to hold for the SPI if a trip back toward Monday’s low isn’t on the cards. Here’s the daily for a bigger picture view.
A LITTLE ON THE ECONOMY
Via ANZ and Business Insider – There’s something not adding up about the Australian economy. The weekly consumer confidence ticked up yesterday but David Plank, ANZs chief economist for Australia said, “Despite the tick up in headline confidence, households remain pessimistic about purchasing large household items” with the index (see chart below) now well under the long run average.
Plank said that’s because “Sluggish wage growth, high levels of debt and decreasing house prices are likely constraining sentiment in this regard”. And that folks, is pretty much what I’ve been writing about for a long time. It’s remarkable the domestic consumer is holding up so well given the headwinds. But this is certainly something to watch.
DATA:
On the day we get HIA new home sales in Australia, consumer confidence in Japan, Singapore PPI, export and import prices, and then this afternoon we get the Gfk consumer confidence data from Germany. House prices are out in the UK, GDP in France as well as mortgage applications in the US. That’s all before the big one in the US tonight which is the 2nd estimate of Q2 GDP. We also see PCE prices, pending home sales, and the EIA crude and other inventory data.
Have a great day's trading.