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A$ Weaker Following BoC Hike, Bullish Trend In Place

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The Aussie underperformed most of the G10, with the JPY and NZD, as CAD outperformed on the BoC’s surprise rate hike. AUDUSD reached a high of 0.6717 before the BoC announcement but is now trading around 0.6655, just above the 50-day EMA. The USD index was flat.

  • The break of resistance at the 50-day EMA signals scope for a stronger recovery and has opened up 0.6733. Initial support is 0.6609, the 20-day EMA, with 0.6458 the bear trigger.
  • Aussie is up 0.4% versus kiwi and has breached 1.10 to be currently at 1.1019. AUDJPY is up 0.1% to 93.23. AUDEUR is down 0.3% to 0.6220 and AUDGBP -0.4% to 0.5350.
  • Equity markets were slightly softer with the S&P down 0.4% and the Eurostoxx -0.1%. VIX was stable at 13.9%. WTI rose around a percent to $72.44/bbl after falling through the APAC session. Copper fell 0.4% and iron ore is just below $110/t.
  • Today trade data for April print and the trade surplus is expected to narrow slightly to $13.65bn. There is also March industrial disputes data.

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