AU Balance of Trade: release history and market reaction
Over the last 26 AU Balance of Trade releases, XAUUSD moved 0.07% on average in the first 15 minutes and 0.23% within an hour.
When Balance of Trade came in above forecast, XAUUSD fell within 15 minutes 8 of 14 times; below forecast, it rose 3 of 12 times.
The last release, for Aug, came in at 0.495B vs 2B forecast.
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Last 26 releases
Impact on
| Date | Actual | Forecast | Surprise | XAUUSD 15M | 1H | Close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | below forecast 0.495B | 2B | −1.505B | XAUUSD after 15 minutes: −0.04% | XAUUSD after 1 hour: −0.27% | XAUUSD at the day's close: +0.03% |
| Jul | above forecast 1.923B | 1.4B | +0.523B | XAUUSD after 15 minutes: −0.02% | XAUUSD after 1 hour: +0.22% | XAUUSD at the day's close: +0.68% |
| Jun | above forecast 1.929B | -1.1B | +3.029B | XAUUSD after 15 minutes: +0.27% | XAUUSD after 1 hour: +0.38% | XAUUSD at the day's close: −0.24% |
| May | below forecast -3.018B | 2.2B | −5.218B | XAUUSD after 15 minutes: −0.14% | XAUUSD after 1 hour: −0.04% | XAUUSD at the day's close: +0.41% |
| Apr | below forecast 1.791B | 1.8B | −0.009B | XAUUSD after 15 minutes: −0.15% | XAUUSD after 1 hour: −0.12% | XAUUSD at the day's close: −0.05% |
| Mar | below forecast -1.841B | 4.25B | −6.091B | XAUUSD after 15 minutes: +0.18% | XAUUSD after 1 hour: −0.03% | XAUUSD at the day's close: −0.10% |
| Feb | above forecast 5.686B | 2.6B | +3.086B | XAUUSD after 15 minutes: −0.05% | XAUUSD after 1 hour: −1.96% | XAUUSD at the day's close: −2.36% |
| Jan | below forecast 2.631B | 3.9B | −1.269B | XAUUSD after 15 minutes: −0.04% | XAUUSD after 1 hour: +0.08% | XAUUSD at the day's close: −0.04% |
| Dec | above forecast 3.373B | 3.3B | +0.073B | XAUUSD after 15 minutes: +0.05% | XAUUSD after 1 hour: −1.26% | XAUUSD at the day's close: −3.03% |
| Nov | below forecast 2.936B | 4.9B | −1.964B | XAUUSD after 15 minutes: −0.12% | XAUUSD after 1 hour: −0.04% | XAUUSD at the day's close: −0.56% |
| Oct | above forecast 4.385B | 4.2B | +0.185B | XAUUSD after 15 minutes: +0.04% | XAUUSD after 1 hour: +0.03% | XAUUSD at the day's close: −0.35% |
| Sep | above forecast 3.938B | 3.85B | +0.088B | XAUUSD after 15 minutes: −0.03% | XAUUSD after 1 hour: −0.12% | XAUUSD at the day's close: +0.38% |
| Aug | below forecast 1.825B | 6.2B | −4.375B | XAUUSD after 15 minutes: −0.02% | XAUUSD after 1 hour: 0.00% | XAUUSD at the day's close: +0.07% |
| Jul | above forecast 7.31B | 5B | +2.31B | XAUUSD after 15 minutes: −0.12% | XAUUSD after 1 hour: −0.20% | XAUUSD at the day's close: −0.65% |
| Jun | above forecast 5.365B | 2.5B | +2.865B | XAUUSD after 15 minutes: +0.11% | XAUUSD after 1 hour: +0.03% | XAUUSD at the day's close: +0.05% |
| May | below forecast 2.238B | 5B | −2.762B | XAUUSD after 15 minutes: +0.08% | XAUUSD after 1 hour: +0.11% | XAUUSD at the day's close: +0.12% |
| Apr | below forecast 5.413B | 5.9B | −0.487B | XAUUSD after 15 minutes: −0.11% | XAUUSD after 1 hour: −0.18% | XAUUSD at the day's close: −0.24% |
| Mar | above forecast 6.9B | 3.9B | +3B | XAUUSD after 15 minutes: −0.15% | XAUUSD after 1 hour: −0.08% | XAUUSD at the day's close: −0.60% |
| Feb | below forecast 2.968B | 5.6B | −2.632B | XAUUSD after 15 minutes: −0.05% | XAUUSD after 1 hour: +0.14% | XAUUSD at the day's close: 0.00% |
| Jan | above forecast 5.62B | 5.5B | +0.12B | XAUUSD after 15 minutes: −0.04% | XAUUSD after 1 hour: 0.00% | XAUUSD at the day's close: −0.05% |
| Dec | below forecast 5.085B | 7B | −1.915B | XAUUSD after 15 minutes: +0.05% | XAUUSD after 1 hour: −0.08% | XAUUSD at the day's close: +0.02% |
| Nov | above forecast 7.079B | 5.75B | +1.329B | XAUUSD after 15 minutes: +0.01% | XAUUSD after 1 hour: −0.09% | XAUUSD at the day's close: −0.04% |
| Oct | above forecast 5.953B | 4.55B | +1.403B | XAUUSD after 15 minutes: +0.03% | XAUUSD after 1 hour: +0.05% | XAUUSD at the day's close: −0.08% |
| Sep | below forecast 4.609B | 5.3B | −0.691B | XAUUSD after 15 minutes: −0.03% | XAUUSD after 1 hour: −0.46% | XAUUSD at the day's close: −0.32% |
| Aug | above forecast 5.644B | 5.5B | +0.144B | XAUUSD after 15 minutes: −0.03% | XAUUSD after 1 hour: +0.03% | XAUUSD at the day's close: −0.04% |
| Jul | above forecast 6.009B | 5B | +1.009B | XAUUSD after 15 minutes: −0.02% | XAUUSD after 1 hour: −0.01% | XAUUSD at the day's close: −0.13% |
Moves are measured from the price at release. Updated daily. Market data, not financial advice.