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May 20 - 07:55 PM

AUD/USD - Firms After Trump Trumpets Iran Peace Progress

By James Connell  —  May 20 - 06:01 PM

• AUD/USD +0.9% from Wed 0.70875 low on renewed Middle East peace hopes

• Trump says Iran negotiations in 'final stages', but continues attack threats

• Brent crude -5.4%, WTI -4.9% while USD index fell 0.2% & UST yields softened

• Fed minutes confirm policy makers increasingly open to FFR hikes

• AU Apr jobs update Thur, Reuters poll consensus +15k jobs, 4.3% unemployment

• AUD rejects attempts break below 55-DMA, pair captive to broader risk moves

• Overnight range 0.7105-745, support 0.7080 0.6834, resistance 0.7283 0.7661
AUD Daily 55-DMA


(James Connell is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.)

Source:
London Stock Exchange Group | Thomson Reuters
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