Category: Austrailia
The analysis published under this category are as follows.Sunday, February 01, 2015
Australian Stock Market Index ASX200 Technical Analysis / Stock-Markets / Austrailia
I have been calling for new rally highs in the Australian stock index, the ASX200, and nothing has changed my view on that. The only thing that has changed is my confidence - it has increased. Let’s find out why beginning with the weekly chart.
Tuesday, January 06, 2015
2015 – Is the Aussie Dollar Going Down ? / Currencies / Austrailia
Badre Bouarich writes: At a time where oil prices are hitting the ground driven by a high supply - low demand environment, several market actors are getting to expect a depreciation of the so called commodity currencies. As defined by the financial dictionary ( ) and studied by IMF Senior Economists ( ), commodity currencies are currencies whose exchange rate is highly correlated to the price of a commodity.
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Wednesday, December 03, 2014
AUD/USD Approaches Solid Support / Currencies / Austrailia
The Reserve Bank of Australia left its benchmark interest rate at a record-low of 2.50%, which pushed the Australian dollar higher against the greenback. As a result, AUD/USD bounced off yesterday’s fresh 2014 low, but will we see further rally?
In our opinion, the following forex trading positions are justified - summary:
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Wednesday, November 05, 2014
AUD/USD - Double Bottom / Currencies / Austrailia
Earlier today, official data showed that retail sales in Australia increased by 1.2% in September, beating expectations for a 0.4% rise. As a result, AUD/USD bounced off a one-month low and came back above the short-term support. Will we see a post-double bottom rally?
In our opinion, the following forex trading positions are justified - summary:
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014
ASX200 Stocks Index False Break Low? / Stock-Markets / Austrailia
I don't normally put out a report so soon after an in-depth report as was put out just last weekend but some important price action has taken place that I feel warrants a quick follow up. That is the potential for a false break low setup. Let's have a look.
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Friday, June 13, 2014
AUD NZD Uptrend Channel / Currencies / Austrailia
Since my last report on the AUDNZD there has been some interesting action take place. Let’s look at the daily chart to see exactly what is going on.
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Tuesday, May 06, 2014
How to Collect 4.4% Dividends in the Safest Country on Earth / Stock-Markets / Austrailia
Australia could be near-debt-free by the end the decade.
It's nearly impossible to believe in our debt-fueled world. But it's true.
Last week, Bloomberg reported that Australia's national debt could "decline to just over 5% of GDP."
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Sunday, April 06, 2014
Australia House Prices Bubble 'Flashing Red', Debt to Income at Record Level / Housing-Market / Austrailia
Australia's housing bubble is back in full swing. Prices rose almost 11 percent over the past year to record levels in absolute terms and near-record levels as a share of household income. Prices in Sydney rose 15 percent.
Household debt as a percent of income surpassed the previous record.
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Friday, August 23, 2013
Investing in Australian Stocks for Faster, Asset-Backed Growth / Companies / Austrailia
Martin Hutchinson writes: I like Australia's stock market right now. I think it provides you with a ton of upside potential.
Virtually every analyst on Wall Street disagrees, of course. They hate Australia. But they didn't like Chile, either, where we're up 46%. And they weren't crazy about Indonesia - another market that's making us good money.
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
What The Rising Australian Stock Market Could Mean For The AUD/USD / Stock-Markets / Austrailia
Decided to look at the Australian stock market today: there's a pretty strong impulsive rally that should move even higher, as we need five waves from early April low. Are you wondering how this will impact the AUDUSD? We suspect that if investors will keep their money in shares; which is expected based on the price action, then there will be no demand for cash (AUD) which may keep the AUD/USD below resistance.
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Tuesday, April 02, 2013
Australia Stocks Bear Market Forecast 2013 / Stock-Markets / Austrailia
Australia has been called the lucky country, its big and beautiful and unfortunately exposed to massive downside risk.
Applying the Elliot wave to price charts is an art with a little science. However in the case of the Australian All Ordinaries Index (AORD) the Elliot Wave 5 count is very easy. A technical Elliot Wave point is that a 5 wave count marks the end of the rally, yet you can have multiple 5 wave counts in a wave that end together. When you get multiple 5th waves peaking together it is an 'OMG' moment ('oh my god') as it resembles increased downside risk to follow.
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Wednesday, March 06, 2013
Why Now Is the Time to Add Australia to Your Stocks Portfolio / Companies / Austrailia
Martin Hutchinson writes: There weren't many developed countries that managed to dodge the worst of the financial crisis, but Australia was one of them.
With strong ties to over six billion emerging market customers yearning to adopt a more Western lifestyle, "The Land Down Under" has been left relatively unscathed.
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Thursday, November 22, 2012
Investing in Austrailia, the “Other” Lucky Country / Companies / Austrailia
Carl Delfeld writes: It’s hard not to be envious of Australians.
I used to travel “down under” every three months to pitch U.S. stocks to Australian banks, mutual funds and insurance companies. After a week in vibrant Sydney and historical Melbourne, it was always tough to get on the plane and head home.
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Australia Running Out of Luck, Economy Leveraged to Slowing China / Economics / Austrailia
While it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is winter "down under." Today we turn our attention to Australia. In Endgame, Jonathan Tepper and I devoted a full chapter to talking about the problems we saw looming in Australia, and for that we have taken some heat! What's not to like about the Land of Oz? In our view, it might be the bubbles that are building. I asked Jonathan to update us on Australia, and in today's Outside the Box he gives us an in-depth look. Let me quote from a point near the end, in case you might decide to look just at the summary:
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Australia's War Waging Strategy Despite Lack of Threats and Enemies / Politics / Austrailia
Australia is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, ranked in the top 10 in gross domestic product per capita. It is one of the most isolated major countries in the world; it occupies an entire united continent, is difficult to invade and rarely is threatened. Normally, we would not expect a relatively well-off and isolated country to have been involved in many wars. This has not been the case for Australia and, more interesting, it has persistently not been the case, even under a variety of governments. Ideology does not explain the phenomenon in this instance.
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Thursday, November 24, 2011
Australia deprives tobacco giants of their brands / Politics / Austrailia
Australia is introducing a single design model for cigarette packs of all the brands sold in the country. The respective law has been adopted by the country's parliament, and after approval by the Governor-General it may come into force. Tobacco corporations have already sent their representatives to courts, and a number of countries are observing the attempt to null the cigarette brands.
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Thursday, October 20, 2011
Analyzing the Australian Dollar, Up, Down, and Under / Currencies / Austrailia
With the Sword of Damocles hanging over the Euro currency by a thread, many speculators in the foreign exchange markets are flocking to the currency Down Under – the Australian dollar, attracted to its free wheeling and dealing, and its heightened volatility. The Aussie dollar offers much higher interest rates than other Asian currencies, such as the Hong Kong dollar and Japanese yen, whose exchange rates are essentially fixed by their governments though daily market intervention, making the Aussie a favorite target for carry traders.
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Monday, March 14, 2011
A Good Looking Economy is Not Always a Good Economy / Economics / Austrailia
It is said that many look enviously upon the Australian economy's success in not only weathering the global financial crisis but to continue to prosper. Of course, there is no gainsaying the role that the resources sector played in providing the country with a vital economic buffer. But is everything as rosy as many seem to think, including some of our Treasury boffins?
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Thursday, February 03, 2011
Australia ETF in Bullish Coil Pattern / Companies / Austrailia
Now that we know the category 5 cyclone did not inflict as much damage as expected, the iShares MSCI Australia Index (EWA) has popped to the upside. Let's notice that today's strength has pierced the Nov-Feb resistance line at 25.40 to a new rally peak at 25.60 so far.
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Tuesday, January 04, 2011
Australia Heading for Economic Crunch as Families Face Financial Collapse / Economics / Austrailia
The party is over in Australia. Many anti-dollar investors and Pollyannas living down under just don't realize it yet. Nonetheless, Australia faces an economic crunch as family finances collapse under the burden of record debts, rising interest rates and utility bills.
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