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Stocks Mixed:
U.S and European equities finished the session mixed overnight – the NASDAQ was the best performer up 0.54%, while the biggest detractor was the German DAX which fell 0.85%. The AUD unfortunately followed the DAX’s lead, heading lower right across the board. AUD/USD may just hold on to the 0.69’s today, however a retest of previous lows does seem likely in the short to medium term.
NAB Business Confidence Falls:
The latest from the NAB Business Confidence survey was released yesterday and showed a steep decline in Business Confidence to 2 from last months reading of 7 – 2 is the second lowest reading we’ve seen since 2016. The low reading probably gives more merit to the RBA’s consecutive rate cuts and perhaps they saw something the market was not.
UK economic data is released tonight along with minutes from the latest FOMC Meeting.
AUD EXCHANGE RATES:
AUD/USD – 0.6900
AUD/GBP – 0.5529
AUD/EUR – 0.6152
AUD/NZD – 1.0457
AUD/JPY – 75.131
OTHER MARKETS:
All Ords (XAO) – 6,750
Gold – A$2,015/oz
Silver – A$21.80/oz
WTI – US$58.56/barrel
DATA RELEASES TODAY:
GBP – GDP & Manufacturing Prodn at 6.30pm
USD – FOMC Meeting Minutes at 4.00am (tomorrow morning)
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