AUD/USD climbs to five-month peak, further beyond 0.7000 ahead of US PPI/Retail Sales – by hareshmenghani AUDUSD Fed RBA EconomicIndicator Currencies
session. The positive momentum lifts spot prices to the 0.7035 area, or the highest level since August 16, during the mid-European session and is sponsored by the heavily offered tone surrounding the US Dollar.
In fact, the USD Index, which tracks the greenback's performance against a basket of currencies, drops closer to a seven-month low touched earlier this week and is pressured by a combination of factors. The prospects for smaller interest rate hikes by thetrigger a fresh leg down in the US Treasury bond yields. Apart from this, a generally positive tone around the equity markets further undermines the safe-haven greenback and benefits the risk-sensitive Aussie.
Investors turned optimism amid hopes that more stimulus measures announced by the Chinese government will lead to a strong recovery in the world's second-largest economy. Apart from this, rising odds for an additional interest rate hike by the Reserve Bank of Australia in February lends some support to the domestic currency and acts as a tailwind for the AUD/USD pair. Wednesday's positive move could also be attributed to technical buying above the 0.7000 psychological mark.
The aforementioned fundamental backdrop favours bullish traders and supports prospects for a further near-term appreciating move for the AUD/USD pair. Hence, any meaningful corrective pullback could be seen as a buying opportunity and is more likely to remain limited. Market participants now look forward to the US economic docket, highlighting the release of the
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