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AUD Climbs:
Some positive moves overnight with respect to the AUD as all the major Aussie Dollar crosses climbed amid positive sentiment across markets. U.S and European equities rose while the Dow Jones reached all time highs as the U.S Fed looks likely to further stimulate the economy with fresh rate cuts. Further QE or stimulus could also be on the way if Donald Trump gets his way and installs a new U.S Fed Chief who is more inclined to his way of thinking.
Despite RBA Rate Cut:
Earlier in the week you might have seen the RBA cut interest rates by 25 basis points. This is the second consecutive interest rate cut and Aussie 2 year bond yields suggest another rate cut could be forthcoming before the end of the year. Ordinarily a cut in interest rates would see the AUD fall against the majors, however rhetoric out of the U.S that we could see rate cuts there has sort of offset any losses. And surprisingly today, AUD/USD is back above 0.7000.
Retail Sales are due out this morning at 11.30am while the 4th of July Bank Holiday takes place in the U.S tonight.
AUD EXCHANGE RATES:
AUD/USD – 0.7004
AUD/GBP – 0.5560
AUD/EUR – 0.6201
AUD/NZD – 1.0450
AUD/JPY – 75.511
OTHER MARKETS:
All Ords (XAO) – 6,770
Gold – A$2,014/oz
Silver – A$21.75/oz
WTI – US$57.31/barrel
DATA RELEASES TODAY:
AUD – Retail Sales m/m n at 11.30am
USD – Bank Holiday
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