AUD/USD climbs to a fresh monthly high (0.6563) as it extends the rebound from earlier this week.
By :David Song, Strategist
Australian Dollar Outlook: AUD/USD
AUD/USD climbs to a fresh monthly high (0.6563) as it extends the rebound from earlier this week, and Australia’s Employment report may keep the exchange rate afloat as the update is anticipated to show a pickup in job growth.
Australian Dollar Forecast: AUD/USD Climbs to Fresh Monthly High
AUD/USD seems to have registered the monthly low (0.6419) on the first day of August as it continues to hold above the June low (0.6373), and the exchange rate may further retrace the decline from the July high (0.6625) even as the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) lowers the cash rate by 25bp in August.
Australia Economic Calendar
Looking ahead, Australia is expected to add 25K jobs in July following the 2K expansion the month prior, and a positive development may generate a bullish reaction in the Australian Dollar as it raises the RBA’s scope to keep the cash rate on hold at its next meeting on September 30.
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However, a weaker-than-expected employment report may push Governor Michele Bullock and Co. to further unwind its restrictive policy as ‘updated staff forecasts for the August meeting suggest that underlying inflation will continue to moderate to around the midpoint of the 2–3 per cent range, with the cash rate assumed to follow a gradual easing path.’
With that said, the recent rise in AUD/USD may turn out to be temporary if it struggles to retain the advance from the weekly low (0.6482), but the exchange rate may further retrace the decline from the July high (0.6625) as it starts to establish a series of higher highs and lows.
AUD/USD Price Chart – Daily
Chart Prepared by David Song, Senior Strategist; AUD/USD on TradingView
- AUD/USD extends the rebound from earlier this week to register a fresh monthly high (0.6563), with a close above the 0.6510 (38.2% Fibonacci retracement) to 0.6550 (61.8% Fibonacci retracement) zone bringing the July high (0.6625) on the radar.
- Next area of interest comes in around the November high (0.6688), but the rebound from the weekly low (0.6482) may unravel should AUD/USD struggle to hold/close above 0.6510 (38.2% Fibonacci retracement) to 0.6550 (61.8% Fibonacci retracement) zone.
- A move/close below 0.6430 (50% Fibonacci retracement) may lead to a test of the June low (0.6373), with a breach of the May low (0.6357) opening up 0.6310 (38.2% Fibonacci retracement).
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— Written by David Song, Senior Strategist
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