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AUDUSD Range Trading But Bull Cycle Remains

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Aussie underperformed the G10 on Wednesday with AUDUSD range trading to finish flat at 0.6744 after rising to high of 0.6761. The pair is currently around 0.6746. The USD index was also unchanged despite a 818k downward revision to payrolls and the FOMC July minutes signalling that it is looking at a September cut. Stronger equities and iron ore failed to support Aussie.

  • AUDUSD remains in a bull cycle and is now approaching initial resistance at 0.6764 which would then open up key resistance at 0.6799. Initial support is at 0.6625, 50-day EMA.
  • AUDJPY is down 0.1% to 97.89, close to the low of 97.64. AUDNZD fell 0.1% to 1.0950 after falling to 1.0941. AUDGBP is 0.4% lower at 0.5154 and AUDEUR -0.2% to 0.6048.
  • Equities rallied with the S&P up 0.4% and Euro stoxx +0.6%. Oil prices fell further with Brent down 1.5% to $76.05/bbl. Copper rose 1% and iron ore is around $98/t.
  • Today the preliminary August Judo Bank PMIs print.

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