The National Australia Bank has lowered its forecasts for the AUD/USD

Forecasts:

  • December 2015, cut from 0.72 to 0.70
  • December 2016, cut from 0.73 to 0.70 also

Cites:

  • Says the market is not pricing a Federal Reserve September rate hike adequately
  • As we approach the September FOMC meeting date expects pricing to better reflect rate hike
  • Says questions about the strength of the Chinese economy
  • Also highlights weakness in export prices