AUD/JPY Price Analysis: Braces for a volatile action ahead of Australian Inflation

AUD/JPY is struggling to find any direction ahead of Australian Inflation data.
BoJ Ueda has reiterated the need of keeping monetary policy expansionary ahead.
Further softening in Australian inflation will allow the RBA to continue its unchanged policy ahead.

Sagar Dua FXStreet

The AUD/JPY pair is oscillating around 89.80 in the Asian session. The risk barometer is showing a lackluster performance despite novel Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda saying, “Japan's consumer inflation, including index stripping away fuel costs, likely nearing its peak,” adding that he is “seeing it slowing ahead.” BoJ Ueda has reiterated the need of keeping monetary policy expansionary ahead.

This week, the release of the Australian Inflation data will determine the action in the risk barometer. As per the consensus, inflation data for the first quarter of CY2023 has decelerated to 1.3% from the prior release of 1.9%. Annual inflation has softened to 6.9% vs. the prior release of 7.8%. The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator (March), which has been a major catalyst recently, is expected to show further softening to 6.5% against the former release of 6.8%.

Investors should note that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept its interest rate policy steady in its April policy meeting. And, further softening in Australian inflation will allow the RBA to continue its unchanged policy ahead.

On a daily scale, AUD/JPY has scaled to near the downward-sloping trendline of the Descending Triangle chart pattern plotted from 13 September 2022 high at 98.58. The horizontal support of the aforementioned chart pattern is placed from 12 May 2022 low at 87.31.

The 50-period Exponential Moving Average (EMA) at 89.85 is overlapping the asset, indicating a consolidation ahead.

In addition, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) (14) is also oscillating in the 40.00-60.00, signaling that investors are awaiting a potential trigger.

Should the asset breaks above March 03 high at 92.25, Australian Dollar bulls will drive the asset towards February 21 high at 93.01 followed by 22 November 2022 high at 94.02.

Alternatively, a break below April 13 low at 88.98 will drag the risk barometer toward March 30 low at 88.40. A slippage below the latter will further drag the asset towards April 06 low at 87.59.

AUD/JPY daily chart

AUD/JPY

Overview
Today last price	89.74
Today Daily Change	0.00
Today Daily Change %	0.00
Today daily open	89.74

Trends
Daily SMA20	89.12
Daily SMA50	89.97
Daily SMA100	90.4
Daily SMA200	92.34

Levels
Previous Daily High	90.56
Previous Daily Low	89.4
Previous Weekly High	90.78
Previous Weekly Low	89.4
Previous Monthly High	92.25
Previous Monthly Low	86.06
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	89.85
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	90.12
Daily Pivot Point S1	89.24
Daily Pivot Point S2	88.74
Daily Pivot Point S3	88.07
Daily Pivot Point R1	90.4
Daily Pivot Point R2	91.06
Daily Pivot Point R3	91.56

Author

Sagar Dua

FXStreet

Sagar Dua is associated with the financial markets from his college days. Along with pursuing post-graduation in Commerce in 2014, he started his markets training with chart analysis.

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