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In The News 🌏 Market Conditions and what to look out for this week 🗓️

AUD

• The Australian Dollar (AUD) is expected to strengthen against the Euro, Pound, and U.S. Dollar through 2025, according to Westpac, a major Australian lender.

• Westpac predicts the AUD will rise due to improving global sentiment and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) maintaining a firm stance on inflation.

• Luci Ellis, Chief Economist at Westpac Group, believes that the RBA will not cut the cash rate until inflation is sustainably within the 2–3% target range.

• Australia's Consumer Inflation Expectations eased to 4.4% in September, slightly down from the four-month high of 4.5% in August.

Send Payments Weekly Trading Update. In The News 🌏 Market Conditions and What to look out for this Week 🗓️

AUD: Under Pressure – Commerzbank

• The Australian Dollar (AUD) is under significant pressure, losing about 0.7% against the US Dollar (USD), according to Commerzbank’s FX analyst Volkmar Baur.

• The AUD was affected by lower-than-expected inflation, which has reduced expectations for further rate hikes by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). The RBA are due to announce Australia’s interest rate on Tuesday at 2:30pm, there is no expected change.

• The AUD's strong reaction also seems tied to ongoing economic weakness in China, Australia’s largest trading partner. Weakness in China, especially in the housing market, could impact Australian exports and thus the currency.

In The News 🌏 – Market Conditions and what to look out for this week 🗓️.

AUD/USD

• US President Joe Biden's exit from the presidential race increased the odds for former President Donald Trump and boosted investors' appetite for riskier assets.

• Experts argued that Biden’s decision would increase market volatility, though the market reaction has been limited so far.

• Peter Earle, senior economist at the American Institute for Economic Research, stated that investors may seek a safe haven until they can assess Biden’s replacement policies.

• Dovish Fed expectations prompted fresh US Dollar selling.

• Pairs where AUD is the weaker currency, such as EURAUD and GBPAUD, are now in focus.

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In The News Yesterday! 🌏

– Market Conditions and what’s in the calendar 🗓️

Economic Data Snapshot:

January building approvals in Australia fell below expectations.

Q4 inventories slumped, raising concerns about the potential impact on Q4 economic growth.

Despite a surge in company profits, the inventory number poses a challenge for the upcoming GDP report.

In The News Today! 🌏

– Market Conditions and what to look out for this week 🗓️

EUR/USD is trading below 1.0850 in Asian trading on Monday. The pair's downbeat tone is supported by further US Dollar demand amid rising geopolitical tension in the Middle East. Investors will be watching these developments closely prior to a busy end of the week.

Currency Market Update 7th August 2023

Last week, the Australian dollar faced challenges against major currency pairs. The AUD/USD lost 2.11% due to a strong US dollar and positive economic data. The AUD/EUR declined 2.32% as the European Central Bank signaled a potential policy pause