Alcohol is one of the most dangerous drugs, yet its presence is ubiquitous in social settings and celebrations 
Vietnam’s population hit the 100 million milestone. Where’s it headed? 
Smartphones are helping filmmakers tell the stories the movie industry overlooks 
JPMorgan Cuts Gold Price Forecast, Sees Bullion Reaching $4,500 by End of 2026 
Elon Musk is remaking the world, like Henry Ford before him – but more dangerously 
Michael Burry Shorts Tesla at $416 as AI and Semiconductor Bearish Bets Expand 
AI can be a personal trainer in your pocket – but is it safe? 
Goldman Sachs Flags 3 Key Risks Ahead of Europe’s Earnings Season 
Buy the Dip: Gold Holds Strong at $3980, Targets $4150 
Trump has made more than $1 billion from crypto in a year. How? 
 - EconoTimes)
Dollar index trading at 95.98 (-0.17%)
Strength meter (today so far) - Aussie -0.63%, Kiwi +1.46%, Loonie +0.02%.
Strength meter (since last week) - Aussie -0.63%, Kiwi +1.46%, Loonie +0.02%.
AUD/USD -
Trading at 0.711
Trend meter -
- Long term - Sell, Medium term - Range, Short term - Range/Sell
Support -
- Long term - 0.60, Medium term - 0.70, Short term - 0.70
Resistance -
- Long term - 0.87, Medium term - 0.83, Short term - 0.78, Immediate - 0.74
Economic release today -
- TD securities inflation rose to 1.7% in August from a year ago.
- HIA new home sales dropped by -0.4% in July.
- Company gross operating profit dropped by -1.9% q/q in second quarter.
Commentary -
- Aussie is consolidating above 0.7 mark with downside bias. Active call - Sell Aussie with stop around 0.785 and 0.825 to target 0.715, 0.70 and 0.65.
NZD/USD -
Trading at 0.636
Trend meter -
- Long term - Sell, Medium term - Range/sell, Short term - Range/Sell
Support -
- Long term - 0.56, Medium term - 0.60, Short term - 0.60
Resistance -
- Long term - 0.78, Medium term - 0.75, Short term - 0.70, Immediate - 0.68
Economic release today -
- Terms of trade index to be released at 22:45 GMT.
- ANZ business confidence deteriorated to -29.1 in August, compared to -15.3 in July.
Commentary -
- Kiwi in for its next target around 0.56 against Dollar, with slowdown in China and further loosening of policy from RBNZ. Kiwi remains worst performer today.
USD/CAD -
Trading at 1.319
Trend meter -
- Long term - Buy, Medium term - Range, Short term - Range/Buy
Support -
- Long term - 1.17, Medium term - 1.217, Short term - 1.29
Resistance -
- Long term - 1.40(broken), Medium term - 1.35, Short term - 1.35
Economic release today -
- Current account balance came at -17.4 billion in second quarter, compared to -$18.15 billion in first.
Commentary -
- Loonie is the best performer today as oil price jumped back sharply for three consecutive days.
