• US Govt shutdown still on. Governor speeches, AU employment & US PPI/Retail Sales this week.
• AU emp change +20K, unemp rate @ 4.2%. US PPI @ 0.3% m/m & Retail Sales @ 0.4% m/m.
• AUDUSD now looking bearish from last week, most likely pivoting between 0.6418 – 0.6573
• US GOVERNMENT IS STILL IN SHUTDOWN!
• AUDUSD had a huge bearish move last week, breaking key support to an overall bearish direction, now floating around 65c.
• Trump also made announcements on “100% tariffs on China”, which appears to be making headlines.
• US Govt still in shutdown, which is causing huge chaos in the US markets, resulting in a delay in releasing economic data.
• This means there’s uncertainty around the USD direction due to a lack of timely data.
• AU employment looking positive, with +20K emp change and unemployment rate @ 4.2% (-0.1%).
• US PPI expected @ 0.3% m/m and retail sales @ 0.4% m/m, although this is unlikely to move the needle.
| Economic Calendar: Mon 13th October 2025 – Friday 17th October 2025 (High Impact) (AU/US) | |||||
| Day | Time(AEST) | Event | Country | Forecast | Previous |
| Wed | 3:20am | Fed Chair Powell Speaks | USD | N/A | N/A |
| Thurs | 6:45am | RBA Gov Bullock Speaks | AUD | N/A | N/A |
| 11:30am | Employment Change | AUD | 20.0K | -5.4K | |
| Unemployment Rate | AUD | 4.3% | 4.2% | ||
| Thurs | Tentative | Core PPI m/m | USD | 0.3% | -0.1% |
| Tentative | Core Retail Sales m/m | USD | 0.3% | 0.7% | |
| Tentative | PPI m/m | USD | 0.3% | -0.1% | |
| Tentative | Retail Sales m/m | USD | 0.4% | 0.6% | |
| Tentative | Unemployment Claims | USD | TBA | TBA | |
Source: forexfactory.com