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Australian Dollar Hits 5-Month High on Soft U.S. Data
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Australian Dollar Hits 5-Month High on Soft U.S. Data
By MarketPulse (Kenny Fisher) | Jan 19, 2023 01:11AM ET The Australian dollar punched across the symbolic 70 line earlier on Thursday for the first time since August. The AUD/USD pair has given up all of these gains and is unchanged at 0.6986 in the North American session.
US Retail Sales Fall
December didn’t bring much cheer to retailers, as the traditional holiday season was a massive disappointment. US consumers cut back on spending and retail sales for a second straight month. December’s retail sales fell 1.1%, driven lower by a decline in vehicle sales due to rising interest rates for vehicle loans and lower gas prices. This was lower than the November reading of -1.0% (revised from -0.6%) and the consensus of -0.8%. Core retail sales declined by -1.1%, compared to -0.6% in November and the forecast of -0.8%.
Today’s producer price inflation report was another signal that inflationary pressures are easing. Headline PPI came in at -0.5% m/m in December, compared to 0.2% in November and the consensus of -0.1%. The core rate rose 0.1%, lower than the 0.2% read in November (revised from 0.4%) but in line with the forecast.
With consumer spending and inflation heading lower, the markets are more confident that the Fed may end its rate-hike cycle after a 25-bp increase in February and perhaps cut rates before the end of the year. This sentiment has sent the US dollar lower against the majors today, and if the economy continues to churn out weak numbers, we can expect the US dollar to continue to lose ground.
Australia releases inflation and employment data on Thursday. The Melbourne Institute Inflation Expectations dropped to 5.2% in November, and the December reading could signal which way inflation is heading. The employment market remains strong and is expected to have created 22,500 new jobs in December after an excellent gain of 64,000 in November. On Thursday, traders should be prepared for possible volatility from AUD/USD.
AUD/USD Technical
- 0.6944 and 0.7027 are the next resistance lines
- AUD/USD has support at 0.6892 and 0.6810
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Tana Tan
Jan 19, 2023 2:46AM ET
Gold price shoot up recently will boost AUD cross above 70 level and moving to 72+++4
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