AUD/USD surrenders modest intraday gains, holds above 0.7000 amid weaker USD – by hareshmenghani AUDUSD Recession Fed RBA Currencies
ng the early European session. Spot prices, however, manage to hold above the 0.7000 psychological mark and seem poised to prolong the recent appreciating move witnessed over the past three months or so.
A softer risk tone - amid looming global recession risks - assists the safe-haven US Dollar to trim a part of its intraday losses and acts as a headwind for the AUD/USD pair. That said, any meaningful USD recovery remains elusive amid growing acceptance that the Fed will soften its hawkish stance. In fact, the markets have been pricing in a greater chance of a smaller 25 bps Fed rate hike move in February, which keeps the US Treasury bond yields depressed and should cap the greenback.
Furthermore, rising odds for an additional rate hike by the Reserve Bank of Australia in February might continue to lend support to the Aussie and limit the downside for the AUD/USD pair. The bets were lifted by the Australian consumer inflation figures released earlier this month, which showed that the headline CPI re-accelerated to the 7.3% YoY rate - a 32-year-high - in November. Hence, the market focus will remain glued to the fourth-quarter Australian CPI report, due on Wednesday.
In the meantime, traders will take cues from the US economic docket - featuring the release of the flashprints and the Richmond Manufacturing Index. This, along with the US bond yields and the broader risk sentiment, will influence the USD price dynamics and provide some impetus to the AUD/USD pair. Nevertheless, the fundamental backdrop remains tilted firming in favour of bullish traders, suggesting that any pullback might still be seen as a buying opportunity and remain limited.
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