AUD/USD changed course on Mester’s cautious take on interest rates
|The offered tone around the US dollar strengthened, pushing AUD/USD higher to 0.77 handle after Cleveland Fed’s Mester sounded slightly cautious on interest rates.
Mester said the central bank does not intend to surprise markets, which underscored the fact that the Fed is more market dependent than data dependent. Mester also cited uncertainty on fiscal slide and uncertainty in the global economy.
Her comments essentially mean that March rate hike is off the table and the central bank would not move unless markets are comfortable - rate hike bets are well above 60%.
The AUD/USD pair turned changed course and rose to 0.7698 from the session low of 0.7666. Data released earlier today showed China home prices rose in fewest cities in 12 months amid curbs. However, Mester’s comments helped the Aussie dollar erase losses.
AUD/USD Technical Levels
The spot was last seen trading around 0.7692. An intraday break above 0.77 could yield a break above 0.7632 (recent high) and a rally to 0.7750 (rising wedge resistance). A more sustained rally to 0.7778 (Nov 8 high) - 0.78 (zero figure) could be seen following a daily close above 0.77.
On the other hand, a breakdown of support at 0.7666 (session low) would open doors for a pullback to 0.7600 (zero figure), under which a major support is seen directly at 0.7609 (Jan 24 high).
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