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Narrow Ranges In Early Dealing, RBA Headlines In Asia

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The USD was marginally pressured in Asia this morning however ranges have been tight with follow through on moves limited thus far.

  • USD/JPY prints at ¥132.40/45 ~0.1% softer in today's dealing. The Yen strengthened in early dealing briefly dealing below Monday's low before paring gains.
  • AUD is marginally firmer however ranges have been narrow thus far. From a technical perspective upside resistance comes in at $0.6824 high Feb 24, support is seen at $0.6651 low from Mar 24.
  • Kiwi little changed, NZD/USD faced resistance above $0.63 and pared its marginal gains to sit flat.
  • Cross asset wise; US Treasury Yields are a touch higher and BBDXY is flat. E-minis are ~0.1% softer.
  • The RBA's monetary policy decision headlines in Asia today, the bank is expected to hold the cash rate steady at 3.6%. Further out we have Eurozone PPI and JOLTS Job Openings.

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