The Australian dollar slipped on Wednesday

2024-03-27
Summary:

Strong US data raised doubts on rate cuts, lifting the dollar and pushing the yen to a 30-year low. The Aussie slipped on weak inflation.

EBC Forex Snapshot, 27 Mar 2024


The dollar rose on Wednesday as more strong US economic data raise doubt over the likelihood of interest rate cuts, sending the yen to a three-decade low. The Aussie slipped as inflation fell short of expectations.


CPI rose only 3.4% last month, close to the pace of the increases in January. The figure offers an indication of how much interest rates are squeezing demand in the economy.

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An aggregate gauge of investor positioning in the Aussie — net non-commercial futures and options positions — showed the most bearish bias since at least 1995, according to CFTC data for the week to 19 March.

Citibank vs. HSBC Currency Pair Data Comparison

Citi (as of 18 Mar) HSBC (as of 27 Mar)

support resistance support resistance
EUR/USD 1.0695 1.1017 1.0760 1.0940
GBP/USD 1.2503 1.2896 1.2500 1.2821
USD/CHF 0.8741 0.9000 0.8830 0.9145
AUD/USD 0.6443 0.6691 0.6467 0.6632
USD/CAD 1.3359 1.3607 1.3461 1.3658
USD/JPY 146.26 149.21 148.06 153.45

The green numbers in the table indicate that the data has increased compared with the previous time; the red numbers indicate that the data has decreased compared with the previous time; and the black numbers indicate that the data has remained unchanged.


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