AUD/USD was unchanged last week, as the pair closed at 0.7444. This week’s key event is Unemployment Change. Here is an outlook on the major market-movers and an updated technical analysis for AUD/USD.

It was a good week in the US, as key economic indicators continue to impress. ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI beat expectations and UoM Consumer Sentiment jumped and easily beating the estimate. As expected the RBA maintained rates at 1.50%. Australian GDP was weak in Q3, posting a decline of 0.5%. This marked the first decline since 2011.

Updates:

AUD/USD daily graph with support and resistance lines on it. Click to enlarge:

  • HPI: Tuesday, 00:30. This indicator provides a snapshot of the level of activity in the Australian housing sector. The index rebounded with a gain of 2.0% in Q3, but this fell short of the forecast of 3.1%. The estimate for the Q4 reading stands at 2.6%.
  • Chinese Industrial Production: Tuesday, 2:00. The indicator has been steady, posting two straight readings of 6.1%. An identical reading is expected in the November report.
  • Westpac Consumer Sentiment: Tuesday, 23:30. This minor consumer confidence indicator declined 1.1% in November, its weakest reading in four months. Will we see a rebound into positive territory in December?
  • New Motor Vehicle Sales: Wednesday, 00:30. The important consumer spending indicator declined 2.4% in October, its sharpest decline since April. The markets will be hoping for better news in the November report.
  • MI Inflation Expectations: Thursday, 00:00. This indicator helps analysts predict actual inflation figures. The index slipped to 3.2% in October, down from 3.7% a month earlier.
  • Employment Change: Thursday, 00:30. This is one of the most important indicators and should be treated as a market-mover. In October, the indicator rebounded to 9.8 thousand, but this was well short of 20.3 thousand. The markets are expecting a strong improvement in November, with an estimate of 17.6 thousand. The unemployment rate has hovered at 5.6% in the past three months and is expected
  • RBA Bulletin: Thursday, 00:30. This minor indicator contains an analysis of economic conditions and could shed some light on the bank’s future monetary policy.
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