Currencies

Wrap of events affecting the market on Friday night and the weekend and a preview of the week ahead.

Market analysts at FXCM suggest current action in the AUD/USD currency pair is similar to that of July 2011.

US earnings are managing to inspire further rises, but there is a lack of conviction in markets at present. Dow up 34. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)

The Fed is determined to reduce unemployment however it has to, and better earnings reports continue to flow. Dow up 103. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)

This week is an options expiration week in the US and ATW’s Jerry Simmons takes a look at the euro and natural gas to see how they’ll fare.

First they sold it, then they bought, as Wall Street tried to read between Bernanke’s lines. Dow up 78. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)

The minutes of the July RBA meeting confirms the central bank’s surprise over Australia’s March GDP numbers and thus its decision to stay on hold.

The Fed chairman will speak on Capitol Hill tonight and with global data continuing to weaken, Wall Street is full of hope. Dow down 49. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)

Wrap of events affecting the market on Friday night and the weekend and a preview of the week ahead.

Analysts at Forex.com have taken a look at both the fundamental and technical pictures for financial markets in an attempt to plot the path of Q3.