The AUD/USD pair holds steady around 0.7010 during the early Asian trading hours on Friday. Traders continue to assess the developments surrounding the US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping summit at the White House. Xi Jinping said on Thursday that the US-China ties reached a new historical milestone, saying that they reached […]
The Australian dollar is trading around $0.7000, close to a seven-week low, as markets reassess the Reserve Bank of Australia’s monetary-policy outlook following a mixed labour-market report. Australia’s economy added 39,500 jobs, almost twice the expected increase of 20,000, but the unemployment rate rose to 4.6%, above expectations for 4.5% and reaching its highest level […]
The AUD/JPY cross trades in negative territory around 111.95 during the early European session on Wednesday. A lack of explicitly hawkish guidance from the Bank of Japan (BoJ) after the rate hike last week exerts some selling pressure on the Japanese Yen (JPY) against the Australian Dollar (AUD). The BoJ last week decided to raise its […]
The Australian Dollar (AUD) is down 0.15% at around 0.7100 against the US Dollar (USD) during the early European trading session on Wednesday. The Aussie pair faces pressure as the US Dollar extends its advance, with Federal Reserve (Fed) board members delivering hawkish commentary on interest rates and warnings of persistent inflation risks. US Dollar […]
The AUD/USD pair gains ground to near 0.7120 during the early European trading hours on Tuesday. The Australian Dollar (AUD) strengthens against the US Dollar (USD) following Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Michele Bullock’s speech. Traders brace for the Fedspeak later on Tuesday for fresh impetus. RBA Governor Michele Bullock said on Tuesday that […]
The AUD/JPY cross attracts fresh buyers following a modest Asian session dip to the 111.80 area on Tuesday and turns positive for the seventh consecutive day. Spot prices, however, remain below last week’s swing high and currently trade around the 112.15-112.20 region, up nearly 0.15% for the day. The Japanese Yen (JPY) continues with its […]
The AUD/USD remains above the 0.7100 level at the start of the week, with the Australian Dollar finding support after a modest gap lower. The pair is trading around 0.7120-0.7125, but the recovery has so far lacked strong upside momentum as traders position ahead of several potentially market-moving events in Australia, the United States and […]
The Australian Dollar (AUD) is heading into Monday trading with positive momentum against the US Dollar after AUD/USD successfully broke above the important 0.7100 level. The pair reached 0.7136 during Friday’s session before settling around 0.7120-0.7124, close to the session highs. The move higher reflects improving risk appetite and growing expectations that the Reserve Bank […]
Facts: Recommendation: Trade: Short position on AUDUSD at market price Target: 0.7067, 0.7000 Stop: 0.7165 Opinion: AUDUSD has been trading in an upward trend recently, but the pair may be experiencing a trend reversal. Looking at the H4 interval, one can see that the price bounced off the key 0.7130 resistance area. The green area […]
Today Markets Analysis The Australian dollar is holding below $0.71, close to a four-week low, as renewed US dollar strength following the Federal Reserve’s latest interest-rate increase continues to outweigh expectations for further monetary tightening from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). The Fed raised its federal funds target by 25 basis points to 3.75%-4.00%, […]