Australia’s third-quarter Consumer Price Index has been released. AUD/USD has spiked on hotter trimmed mean data. Australian short-term bond yields are also up after annual trimmed mean inflation rise to the highest since 2015:
Aussie CPI Q3
Q3 RBA trimmed-mean CPI +0.7 pct QoQ (Reuters poll +0.5 pct).
Q3 CPI(all groups) +0.8 pct QoQ (Reuters poll +0.8 pct).
Q3 RBA weighted median CPI +0.7 pct QoQ(Reuters poll +0.5 pct).
Q3 RBA trimmed mean cpi +2.1 pct YoY (Reuters poll +1.8 pct).
Q3 CPI (all groups) +3 pct YoY (Reuters poll +3.1 pct).
Q3 RBA weighted median CPI +2.1 pct YoY (Reuters poll +1.9 pct).
There was more uncertainty than usual due to the lingering effects from the now-expired HomeBuilder grants and the ABS imputing price changes for some services, analysts noted prior to the data.
''The main downward offsets in Q3 are pharmaceuticals and communications.''
Additionally,m given New Zealand's surprise outcome for inflation, there was some prospect of a surprise to the upside for Australia's today.
''The big difference between Australia and New Zealand is that non-tradable inflation in Australia is expected to remain low, and we don’t expect that to change much until wages start to meaningfully accelerate,'' analysts at ANZ Bank argued.
AUD/USD implications
- Australian dollar aud=d3 rises to $0.7528 after inflation data
- Australian short-term bond yields up after annual trimmed mean inflation rise to highest since 2015.
- AUD/USD rallies 0.3% to test 0.7430s.
Prior to the data, the following analysis was performed on the 1-hour chart in order to highlight the market structure and potential areas for which price could move to, depending on the outcome:
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Meanwhile, the price is unlikely to go too far ahead of next week’s RBA decision.
About the Aussie CPI
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has a significant impact on the market and the AUD valuation. The gauge is closely watched by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), in order to achieve its inflation mandate, which has major monetary policy implications. Rising consumer prices tend to be AUD bullish, as the RBA could hike interest rates to maintain its inflation target. The data is released nearly 25 days after the quarter ends.
The Consumer Price Index released by the RBA and republished by the Australian Bureau of Statistics is a measure of price movements by the comparison between the retail prices of a representative shopping basket of goods and services. The trimmed mean is calculated as the weighted mean of the central 70% of the quarterly price change distribution of all CPI components, with the annual rates based on compounded quarterly calculations.
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