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Weekly CFTC Trader Positioning Data

The net long USD position continued to build this week, climbing to $48bn.

The RBA kept its oft repeated mantra that “the most prudent course was likely to be a period of stability in rates”.

In the week ahead, investors will be focusing on Wednesday’s minutes of the Federal Reserve’s October meeting and

Bullish USD sentiment stabilized at $45bn this week; with mini‐mal week‐over‐week changes.

Today’s 0.6% rise in the QIII WPI was bang on market expectations which centred on a rise of 0.6% {CBA (f) 0.7%}.

The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment recorded asmall lift over November.

Recent monthly economic indicators and business surveys show continued moderate global economic growth

Business conditions rose by 12 points to +13 in October, the largest monthly increase in the history of the survey.

We look at the current 6.2% unemployment rate relative to its “normal” level or NAIRU.

The number of loans to Owner-Occupiers (OOs) fell by 0.7% in September, to be 0.5% lower than a year ago.

In the week ahead, investors will be looking ahead to Friday’s report on third quarter growth from

The market continues to build its bullish USD position, drivingthe net position to a fresh high of $45.7bn;