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After underperforming last week, Aussie was one of the better G10 performers on Monday, as equities and commodities were generally stronger. AUDUSD approached 64c reaching a high of 0.6391 and is now up 0.3% to 0.6378. The USD index fell 0.1% ahead of today’s US CPI data.

  • Despite last week’s correction, a short-term bull cycle remains in place. The bull trigger is at 0.6523 but the bear trigger is at 0.6315 and a clear break of this would open key support at 0.6270.
  • AUDNZD broke through 1.08 during late Asian trading yesterday and rose 0.5% to 1.0848. Kiwi was the worst performer in the G10. AUDJPY is up 0.4% to 96.75. AUDEUR is 0.2% higher at 0.5962 but AUDGBP down 0.1% to 0.5195.
  • Equity markets generally rallied with the Euro stoxx up 0.8%, FTSE +0.9%, Dow Jones +0.2% but the S&P closed down 0.1%. Oil prices rose over 1.5% with Brent around $82.77/bbl. Copper is up 2.3% and iron ore $127-128/t.
  • Today Westpac consumer confidence for November is released followed by the NAB October business survey.

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