AUD/JPY to continue rising through the second quarter

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For most of 2020, the Australian dollar has been the main source of support for the AUD/JPY cross. But over the past six weeks, the interest rate based ascent of the US dollar has taken over, providing new impetus and driving the AUD/JPY pair to 84.57 on Monday, its highest finish in three years. For the AUD/JPY, the mathematical product of the AUD/USD and the USD/JPY, it is irrelevant if one component, or both, are rising. Thus, AUD/JPY should continue its ascent, Joseph Trevisani, an Analyst at FXStreet, briefs.

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“One of the AUD/JPY components, the AUD/USD or the USD/JPY, will have a strong first half. It is entirely possible that both will rise. Odds are with the dollar/yen for a greater improvement because the potential for a US economic recovery and higher Treasury rates is strong. But it is also credible that global growth will boost the Australian economy and the aussie and could even spur the Reserve Bank of Australia to increase rates.”

“The sharp gains of the last five months have been founded on a fundamental change, the end of the pandemic. A US and global recovery is expected, higher interest rates, higher commodity usage and for the AUD/JPY, the unusual circumstance two rising components.”

“The resistance lines all date from 2018 and earlier and are weaker than the more recent support levels. The Relative Strength Index at 68.06, though slightly overbought, is not a sell signal in the current context. The 21-day moving average at 83.27 is active support. The 100-day at 79.28 and the 200-day at 77.37 are too distant for relevance.”

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