Christmas Trading, Fed & Aussie Breakthrough

The pound had dropped below 1.30 earlier in the week. AUDUSD gained a foothold above the resistance level of 0.6900. If this breakdown turns out to be stable, then a wide space opens up for the AUDUSD for further growth to at least 0.7020 or even 0.7200.

Since AUDUSD is above 0.6900, its purchases seem to us profitable. But in any case, remember the Australian dollar refers to commodity currencies, which means it is extremely sensitive to news from the fields of trade wars. Further de-escalation of the conflict will contribute to the implementation of the scenario described above. But the slightest fears about the negotiations between the USA and China can negate yesterday’s breakdown.

In addition to the Australian dollar, what is happening on the foreign exchange market is worth noting except the inability of the pound to go below 1.2920, which can be taken as a signal that a panic wave has subsided. In this case, upon the return of the GBPUSD above 1.30, we recommend its purchases.

Today we’ll talk about the monetary policy of the Fed and a rake the Fed stepped on. The Trump invades not only the politics and economy of the United States but also intervenes in the activities of an independent body, the Central Bank. Yes, the direct threats and calls of Trump are ignored by the Fed, but there are indirect points (for example, the consequences of trade wars) that the Central Bank cannot ignore.

So the Fed’s attempt to normalize monetary policy and smoothly blow out the price bubbles that have formed in the stock market, corporate lending market and the debt market, faced with the consequences of the trade wars unleashed by Trump. And in 2019, instead of the planned increase in the rate by 0.50% -0.75%, the Fed cuts the rate three times. Thus, provoking further inflation of bubbles. So, the consequences will be more disastrous.

The World Bank predicts China the role of the epicentre of a new global crisis. So we may well face a new Asian crisis, but unlike 1998, the matter will not be limited to a slight fright and default of a single Russia.