Today Markets Analysis: AUD/USD finished Friday higher but remained under pressure on a weekly basis as expectations of tighter Federal Reserve policy supported the US dollar. The pair closed around 0.7171, up 0.38% on the session but down approximately 0.45% for the week. Despite the broader weekly decline, technical momentum remains constructive and leaves scope for a recovery if buyers can clear the latest resistance levels.

Fed Expectations Continue to Support the US Dollar

The Australian dollar has faced renewed pressure against the US dollar as markets increasingly anticipate a Federal Reserve rate increase.

Stronger-than-expected US monthly core inflation has reinforced expectations for tighter monetary policy, supporting Treasury yields and the dollar. For AUD/USD, this creates a fundamental headwind even as the pair’s technical structure remains relatively resilient.

The Australian dollar also remains sensitive to broader risk sentiment, commodity prices and expectations surrounding Chinese economic activity, making the pair particularly responsive to changes in the global macro environment.

Technical Outlook: Buyers Still Have Room to Push Higher

The daily technical structure suggests that AUD/USD could enter a period of consolidation following its recent decline.

The Relative Strength Index (RSI) remains bullish, indicating that upside momentum has not been fully exhausted despite the weekly loss.

However, buyers face an important test at the 0.7237 level, corresponding to the high of the doji formed on September 9.

A decisive break above 0.7237 would strengthen the bullish technical case and expose the next resistance at 0.7277, followed by the psychologically important 0.7300 level.

Key AUD/USD Levels

Bearish Scenario

The bullish technical structure would weaken if AUD/USD falls below the 0.7150 September 11 low.

A sustained move below this level could open the way toward 0.7100.

Further weakness would bring the 100-day SMA around 0.7080 into focus, followed by the 50-day SMA near 0.7066.

A break beneath these moving averages would materially weaken the current bullish structure and suggest that the broader downside move is gaining momentum.

Bullish Scenario

The clearest bullish signal would come from a sustained break and acceptance above 0.7237.

Such a move would place 0.7277 in focus, with 0.7300 becoming the next major upside objective.

A move through 0.7300 would represent a more significant technical development and could signal that the Australian dollar is beginning to overcome the pressure created by a stronger US dollar.

Today Markets View

AUD/USD is currently caught between a constructive technical structure and a challenging macro backdrop.

The bullish RSI and ability to hold above 0.7150 suggest buyers remain engaged, but the Federal Reserve’s increasingly hawkish interest-rate outlook continues to favour the US dollar.

“AUD/USD is showing signs of underlying resilience despite the renewed strength of the US dollar. The 0.7237 level is the key near-term test for buyers; a sustained break would improve the technical outlook, while a move below 0.7150 would shift attention back toward the 0.7100–0.7066 region.”

— Louis Roche, Analyst, Today Markets

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Analysis by Louis Roche, Analyst, Today Markets
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Technical levels are indicative market-analysis levels and should not be interpreted as investment advice.