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A$ Weakens As USD Rallies Ahead Of Fed

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The G10 were all lower against the greenback ahead of today’s Fed meeting and in reaction to stronger US data, and Aussie underperformed most of the G10. AUDUSD fell 0.6% to 0.6334 but off the intraday low of 0.6315. The USD index rose 0.4%.

  • The trend outlook for AUDUSD remains bearish and any short-term gains are seen as corrective. Initial support is at 0.6272, 3 November 2022 low, and resistance at 0.6406, 50-day EMA.
  • AUDNZD fell 0.3% and is currently around 1.0874 ahead of the labour market data. AUDJPY is up 1.1% to 96.05. AUDEUR is 0.3% lower at 0.5990 and AUDGBP -0.5% to 0.5214.
  • Equity markets were generally higher with the S&P up 0.7% and the Euro stoxx +0.8% but the FTSE down 0.1%. Oil prices fell over a percent and Brent closed at $85.44/bbl. Copper is down 0.2% and iron ore is around $122/t.
  • Today the final October Judo Bank manufacturing PMI and September building approvals print.
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