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AUDUSD Up Strongly From Thursday’s Low, Focus On Upcoming US Payrolls

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AUDUSD has continued to trend higher following on from the move in yesterday’s NY session. The pair is up 0.3% in the APAC session to 0.6593 and is now 1.3% higher than Thursday’s intraday low. Positive equity sentiment has boosted Aussie and given its underperformance, some catch up may also be helping. The USD index is down slightly.

  • The AUD ignored today’s second tier data which showed a pickup in Q4 PPI to 4.1% y/y but a sharp monthly drop of 4.1% m/m in home loans.
  • AUDNZD is 0.2% higher at 1.0717 after falling below 1.07 yesterday. AUDJPY is up 0.3% to 96.47. Aussie is 0.3% higher versus the euro and pound at 0.6061 and 0.5172 respectively.
  • Equity markets are rallying across the region with the ASX up 1.2%, Nikkei +1.0% and the Hang Seng +1.8%. The S&P e-mini is 0.6% stronger. Oil prices are stronger after falling sharply on Thursday with WTI up 0.5% to $74.21/bbl. Copper is flat and iron ore is around $130/t.
  • The focus later will be on the January US non-farm payrolls which are expected to post a 185k increase with the unemployment rising 0.1pp to 3.8%. There are also final readings for Uni of Michigan consumer sentiment and durable goods orders. The BoE’s Pill and ECB’s Centeno speak.
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