It is another quiet Asian session for the AUD/USD and the NZD/USD. There are no material stats from Australia for investors to consider this morning. The lack of stats will leave investors to dissect Fed Chair Powell’s testimony and today’s US Jobs Report. Another hot US Jobs Report would pressure the Aussie and Kiwi. Following recent forward guidance from the RBNZ and RBA, monetary policy divergence remains firmly in favor of the US dollar.
Market bets of a 50-basis point Fed interest hike leave the Aussie and Kiwi facing further downside risks. However, Fed policy uncertainty resurfaced on Wednesday. During the second day of testimony, Fed Chair Powell reopened the door to a less hawkish March rate hike, cushioning the downside on Thursday.
NZDUSD long term trend is still down. Currently on the h1 chart the price is sideways in the 0.6090-0.6140 zone. With this pair, traders can wait to sell down around 0.6140, SL: 0.6170, TP: 0.6090
Market bets of a 50-basis point Fed interest hike leave the Aussie and Kiwi facing further downside risks. However, Fed policy uncertainty resurfaced on Wednesday. During the second day of testimony, Fed Chair Powell reopened the door to a less hawkish March rate hike, cushioning the downside on Thursday.
NZDUSD long term trend is still down. Currently on the h1 chart the price is sideways in the 0.6090-0.6140 zone. With this pair, traders can wait to sell down around 0.6140, SL: 0.6170, TP: 0.6090
