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Steady Trends For AUD & NZD Ahead Of AU CPI And RBNZ

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Early Wednesday Asia Pac FX trends are muted, ahead of key event risks. In around 15 mins we have the AU Jan CPI print, then 30mins later the RBNZ decision.

  • The BBDXY is a touch higher, last near 1241.8. US equity futures sit down a touch, while US Tsy futures are up a touch, but both markets aren't giving strong cross-asset signals for FX at this stage.
  • USD/JPY is steady, last near 150.50. Tuesday lows came just under 150.10.
  • AUD/USD is around 0.6545. The Jan CPI is expected to tick up to 3.6% y/y from 3.4%, but the first month of the quarter is limited in terms of price updates. The AUD/NZD cross is steady, last near 1.0610.
  • NZD/USD is unchanged, last near 0.6170. The RBNZ is expected to remain on hold later, but a couple of forecasters expect a 25bps hike. the outlook for the OCR and CPI's return to target will be eyed as well.

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