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USD Index Breaks and Closes Above 100-dma For First Time in Over 18 Months

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  • JPY the early laggard, extending yesterday's post-Powell underperformance against the USD, with the USD Index hitting a new weekly high and the best level since early December overnight.
  • Notably, the Tuesday close was the first break and close above the 100-dma since June 2021 - a move that was followed by the broad Fed-tightening inspired 12 month rally in the greenback.
  • Paring a small part of yesterday's losses, AUD is firmer early Wednesday, although AUD/JPY remains below the 50% retracement for yesterday's range, crossing at 90.9842 today.

Figure 1: USD Index Breaks and Closes Above 100-dma For First Time Since Jun'21

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