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AUSSIE: AUD/USD last trades at $0.7271 after adding 25 pips yesterday, as AUD
led gains among the G10 currencies. The rate reached the intraday high of
$0.7295 pre month-end 1600GMT fix, as bank models had suggested that USD sales
would be seen at the fix, but quickly lost momentum thereafter. Suggested
$11.7bn SOMA operations had earlier drawn suggestions that fix USD sales could
be countered, which along with ECB Weidmann comments concerning German growth
and ECB rate path pressed EUR/USD sharply lower and took AUD/USD with it. 
- Topside attention is drawn to the 200-DMA/yesterday's YTD high of $0.7292/95,
ahead of the 2.0% 10-DMA envelope at $0.7325. Bears target yesterday's low of
$0.7243 before challenging the Jan 11 high of $0.7235. 
- Australian focus today turns to Chinese Caixin m'fing PMI due at
0145GMT/1245AEDT.

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