AUD

AUDUSD falls toward 200 bar MA on the 4-hour chart

• The high today peaked within a swing area just below 0.7000 area

CBA added on another +50bp to its terminal Reserve Bank of Australia cash rate

AUD traders heads up - RBA Statement (SoMP) due on Friday, then Lowe speaks next week

TD RBA forecast: March +25bp, April pause, May +25bp (May hike added), to terminal 3.85%

AUD/USD bounces on RBA but still faces Powell hurdle

• A modest bounce for the aussie amid a more hawkish RBA today

Australian dollar jumped higher after the Reserve Bank of Australia +25bp rate hike

Australia - RBA raises the cash rate by +25bp to 3.35%, as expected

Australian trade data for December, exports down, imports up m/m

RBA rate hike expected today - preview

Australia weekly consumer confidence survey slumped 3.2% w/w to 83.6

Citi preview the RBA decision: "risks are tilted hawkish post the CPI beat in January"

AUDUSD moves lower and into the swing area between 0.6869 and 0.6893

• Also below the 50% midpoint of the range since the December 20 low

China reaffirms that trade relations with Australia are back on track

• This comes after the first meeting between China and Australia trade ministers since 2019

Australia's trade minister says working with China to resume full trade

RBA "Shadow Board" recommends a +25bp interest rate rise on February 7