AUD/USD AU vs. US 10 -year bond yield.

China Q4 GDP Growth is expected to be at the slowest pace since 2009 at 6,4% YoY. This will probably also drag AUD down because of the high export to China. Meanwhile the Australian rate will be unchanged for quite a bit, where the Housing market index is also due to fall over the curs of 2019. Australian Housing market have been rallying for long time, Now the banks are stepping in to make it harder for consumers to apply for a mortgage loan. The GDP growth is also expected to be at a steady level through out the year.

The widening spread between the Bond yield´s is also an indicator of a weaker AUD. After the US 10Y bond yield crossed the AU10Y in start 2018 AUD declined throughout the year. While bond yield´s are still expected to widen, we could see a weaker AUD until mid-year.

Holding short position and will add again at 0,70100 and around 0.68200 if it will go that far. meanwhile Monitoring closely the AU data.
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