The Australian dollar has extended its rally on Wednesday. AUD/USD is trading at 0.6689, up 0.28%. Today's weak GDP report and soft Chinese trade data haven't spoiled the party, as the Australian dollar is up 1.2% this week. Australia's GDP slowed to 0.2% in the first quarter, down from 0.6% in Q4 2022 and missing the consensus of 0.3%. On an annual basis, GDP...
EURAUD is on the verge of a move towards support but a correction is nigh.
AUD/USD is on the bid on the back of the RBA, but we are heading into resistance, so a correction could be on the cards.
Fundamental Backdrop RBA hike rates by 0.25bps today, resulting in strong bullish momentum. RBA hiking rates highlights the stubborn level of inflation that AUD faces. Technical Confluences Near term resistance level at 0.67066 where price can potentially react to. 0.67066 will serve as a point of target. Idea Will wait for retracement before...
The Australian dollar continues to roll and has extended its rally on Tuesday. In the European session, AUD/USD is trading at 0.6659, up 0.63% on the day. The Aussie has sparkled in June, surging 2.4%. On the economic calendar, Australia releases GDP early on Wednesday. The markets are expecting a solid gain of 2.7% in the first quarter, up from 2.4% in Q4...
Stocks, USD and US yields are again moving in the same direction, so we may expect that one should give up this week. On overlay chart of XXX/USd pairs, we can Aussie with some impressive run from last week that occurred, before US yields stabilized, and the reason for the relatively strong AUD was the release of Australian inflation figures that came out worse...
Fundamental Backdrop RBA Gov Lowe mentioned "Very Much in Data-Dependent Mode on Interest Rates", "Monetary Policy in Restrictive Territory" This means that the RBA is closely monitoring economic data and could potentially continue increasing interest rates CPI y/y also increased from 6.3% to 6.8%, this shows inflation is still on a strong rise which can...
Fundamental Backdrop RBA Gov Lowe spoke today He mentioned "Very Much in Data-Dependent Mode on Interest Rates", " "Monetary Policy in Restrictive Territory" This means that the RBA is closely monitoring economic data and could potentially continue increasing interest rates CPI y/y also increased from 6.3% to 6.8%, this shows inflation is still on a strong...
The Australian dollar is drifting lower on Tuesday. AUD/USD is trading at 0.6538 in Europe, unchanged on the day. RBA Governor Lowe testifies before a Senate Committee later today. Lawmakers will likely press Lowe about rate policy and the battle against inflation. Earlier this month, the RBA shocked the markets by delivering a 25-basis point hike. At the April...
As the debt ceiling discussions draw to a close, the dollar's rally indicates that markets have largely priced in this event. The focus now returns to the Federal Reserve (Fed) and its notably hawkish stance. Fed officials' recent statements and fed fund futures, which are pricing in another rate hike in the upcoming meeting, suggest it might be the right time to...
Fundamental Backdrop RBA Gov Lowe speaking on Wednesday. He repeated that the RBA would have to resort to the only “blunt instrument” at its disposal, which was to keep increasing interest rates. Previously an increase to the interest rates only caused the AUD to weaken further. Technical Confluences Near-term resistance level at 0.65700 Near-term...
Following a recent decline in US stock markets, the USD is showing signs of strength, with DXY trading at a new high. Fitch Ratings has placed the United States' AAA rating on a negative rating watch due to concerns regarding the debt ceiling negotiations. Fitch Ratings suggests that these negotiations have increased risk of the government potentially defaulting...
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The Australian dollar has started the week with gains. In the North American session, AUD/USD is trading at 0.6636, up 0.25%. The Reserve Bank of Australia is widely expected to pause rates for a second straight month at Tuesday's policy meeting. The latest inflation numbers indicated that inflation fell from 7.8% to 7.0% in the first quarter. This is much too...
The Australian dollar has plunged on Tuesday. AUD/USD is trading at 0.6632, down 0.95% on the day. The Aussie is under strong downward pressure, having lost around 1.7% since Thursday. Australia releases inflation on a quarterly basis, which magnifies the impact of the release. Inflation has been falling and this trend is expected to continue in the Wednesday...
I'm liking AUDCAD longs for a few reasons. Technical wise we have broken structure and we have a fib at the 61.8 from the swing high to swing low.. Looking at everything from a fundamental standpoint, there is a lot of optimism around the Aussie gaining strength from China reopenings, as well as a Hawkish RBA. Canada on the other hand has decided to pause rates...
The NAB Business Confidence Index declined for a second straight quarter, falling by 4 pts. This missed the estimate of 2 and follows a Q4 2022 reading of -1. Business Conditions also dropped by 4 pts. The NAB found that businesses remain most concerned about wage growth and continue to report a shortage of workers. The good news was that supply chains have...
Australia posted a blowout employment report today, giving the Australian dollar a strong boost. The economy created 53,000 new jobs in March, after a downwardly revised 63,600 a month earlier. This crushed the estimate of 20,000 and especially impressed as full-time employment increased by 72,000 (part-time decreased by 19,200). Unemployment was unchanged at...