NZD/USD broke through a critical trendline overnight despite yesterday’s RBNZ rate hike. APAC traders are bracing for Australia’s March jobs report and a potential RRR cut from the PBOC.
The Australian Dollar may react to today’s trade data out of China where a Covid outbreak is ongoing. APAC traders are also weighing the chance for a 50-basis point rate hike from the RBNZ today.
AUD/USD is in focus as Asia-Pacific trading kicks off for the week. The lockdowns in Shanghai are under watch as traders prep for several potential high-impact events, including Chinese CPI tonight.
The Australian Dollar fell overnight versus the Greenback despite gains on Wall Street. That momentum may bode well for APAC markets into the weekend, but the Shanghai lockdown is weighing on AUD/USD
Euro strength has started to show after last week’s sharp sell-off, and there’s even a bullish candlestick formation that’s showing ahead of the Thursday ECB rate decision.
Gold reversed aggressively last week and slid down to a fresh monthly low. With the focus on the Fed and higher rates, the bearish theme may not be done just yet.
Gold prices continued to breakdown through FOMC yesterday but a lifeline appears to have shown at the 1800 handle. Can bulls hold on – or is resistance going to play-in off of 1815?
The FOMC held rates flat at today’s rate decision, but the devil is in the details and the press conference is where many are looking for clues on the Fed’s stance for the rest of the year.