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May 17 - 07:55 PM

AUD/USD - Opens Barely Changed As Risk On Mood Offsets Higher US Yields

By John Noonan  —  May 17 - 06:35 PM
  • AUD/USD opens +0.08% after recovering from 2-week low at 0.6629

  • AUD/USD underpinned by AUD/JPY buying - as the cross rose 1.25%

  • US debt ceiling optimism led to heavy unwinding of safe-haven hedges nL1N37E0UO

  • Capping AUD/USD gains was a strong rise in US Treasury yields nL8N37E5J1

  • AUD/USD resistance is at the 10-day MA at 0.6708

  • Support is at the March 10 and 2023 low at 0.6564

  • April Aus jobs data today will be closely watched by markets and the RBA

  • The RBA's hawkish bias is largely due to Australia's tight labour market

  • Market is expecting +25 K jobs and unemployment to remain at 3.5%

  • For more click on FXBUZ

Source:
Refinitiv IFR Research/Market Commentary

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