The Aussie dollar will fall further. Forget short-term targets. Focus on long-term investing profits.
We had to laugh as we read a Fairfax report that "Australia's major banks have slashed their forecasts for the dollar, with some tipping it will drop to 98 US cents, triggered by further interest rate cuts and reduced government spending."
Talk about closing the stable door after the horse has bolted…
True to form, just as they do with savings rates and mortgage rates, the big banks target price for the Aussie dollar looks uncannily similar…
| Bank | Target Price | Target Date |
| National Australia Bank (ASX: NAB) | US$0.98 | September '12 |
| Westpac (ASX: WBC) | US$0.98 | September '12 |
| Commonwealth Bank (ASX: CBA) | US$0.98 | June '12 |
| ANZ (ASX: ANZ) | $US1.04 | Current Qtr |
Source: Fairfax
You can bet your bottom greenback they'll be quick to adjust their target prices again should the dollar move significantly up or down from here.
Predicting such movements is a mug's game. There are so many variables, predicting where the Aussie dollar might be trading in September is virtually impossible.
The Aussie dollar and Aussie property prices are overvalued. But how the reversion to the mean occurs and how to profit from it or avoid losses is a completely different question.
We don't know when the AUD will fall, but it will fall. And when it does our already strongly performing international investments will receive a substantial boost. If you haven't considered investing in international shares, we encourage you to take a closer look.
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