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Breaks Above 66c Couldn’t Be Sustained, Gains Seen As Corrective

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AUDUSD broke through 66c a couple of time on Friday but the moves were brief and a high of only 0.6602 was reached. The pair was one of the better outperformers though, as US equity markets rallied, rising 0.4% to 0.6597 but has started the week lower at 0.6590. The USD index fell 0.3% but ended the week 0.8% higher.

  • AUDUSD saw bearish price action last week and short-term gains are seen as corrective. The pair breached a trendline which strengthened the bearish theme. Key support is at 0.6526 and initial resistance 0.6639.
  • AUDNZD approached 1.08 but the high was just short at 1.0797. The pair rose 0.4% to 1.079 and is currently at 1.0781. AUDJPY was 0.4% higher at 97.74 and has started the session at 97.74. AUDEUR is 0.1% higher at 0.6050 and AUDGBP +0.3% to 0.5191.
  • Equity markets were mixed with the Euro stoxx down 0.1% but the S&P up 1.2%. Oil prices were lower with the WTI down 0.7% at $73.43/bbl. LME metal prices rose 0.3% to be down 0.5% on the week. Iron ore is just under $130/t.
  • Today there are no events or data in Australia with the focus of the week on Tuesday’s December NAB business survey.

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