AUDUSD likely to struggle as Yellen signals December is live – Westpac

By FXStreet FXStreet (Delhi) – Sean Callow, Research Analyst at Westpac, notes that the Fed Chair Yellen this week declared that the US economy is “performing well” so a Dec hike is a “live possibility” which suggest that AUD/USD is likely to struggle on any bounces towards 0.73.

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“AUD should also rise against the euro multi-week, with ECB president Draghi this week reiterating that a range of options to ease policy are on the table for the meeting 2 days after the RBA’s likely steady hand in Dec. But AUD/ USD is a lot less compelling.”

“Fed officials have repeated the FOMC statement’s warning that a rate hike would be considered on 16 Dec. Pricing for such an outcome has risen above 50% for the first time this year. This should lend underlying support to USD, with only a truly weak Oct payrolls report (e.g. including downward revisions) likely to shake this support.”

“As such, many USD/Asia pairs should find buyers on dips Delivery of Fed tightening in Dec is a key factor in Westpac’s year-end AUD/USD target of 0.68. But in the week ahead at least, AUD should be able to benefit on various crosses from the RBA’s preference to look on the …read more

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