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Steady As Election Campaign Begins

AUD

AUD/USD wobbles around unchanged levels, holding the prior trading day's range, as official campaigning ahead of Australia's May 21 federal election gets underway. The rate last sits at $0.7457, barely changed on the day.

  • Bears see Mar 22 low of $0.7376 as their initial target and a break here would expose $0.7283, the low print of Mar 17. The bullish case is supported by the recent formation of a "golden cross," with topside focus falling on Apr 5 high of $0.7661.
  • China's inflation data provides the only real point of note in the Asia-Pacific today.
  • The local data docket is headlined by CBA household spending & NAB Business Confidence (Tuesday), Westpac Consumer Confidence (Wednesday) as well as consumer inflation expectations & jobs market data (Thursday).

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