AUD/USD bears take a breather at two-year low near 0.6450, risk-aversion, US data eyed

AUD/USD pauses two-day downtrend at 28-month low, paring losses of late.
Risk-off mood joined firmer yields to weigh on the pair.
Panic selling of the GBPUSD, calls for central bank intervention contributed to the sour sentiment.
Bears are likely to keep reins amid light calendar, corrective bounce can’t be ruled out.

Anil Panchal FXStreet

AUD/USD justified its risk-barometer status as markets panicked on Monday before traders licked their wounds near 0.6460 during Tuesday’s early Asian session. The quote’s latest weakness could be linked to the broad pessimism amid the GBP/USD pair’s plunge that raised concerns over multiple central bank interventions.

GBP/USD slumped to an all-time low on Monday amid the market’s scathing rejection of the new tax-cut measures, fearing more burden on the monetary policymakers and fiscal budget. The same triggered speculations that the Bank of England (BOE) needs to intervene to defend the domestic currency, allowing the cable to pare some losses. However, the British central bank refrained from any immediate moves and renewed the selling of the Cable.

At home, the People’s Bank of China’s (PBOC) updates surrounding the increase in the Forex reserves tried to defend the AUD/USD buyers recently but failed amid the risk-off mood.

The sour sentiment pushed market players to demand a premium and pushed the Treasury yields towards the north, which joined the hawkish Fedspeak to propel the US dollar and weigh on the AUD/USD prices. Also portraying the risk-aversion was the downbeat performance of the global equities, tracked by Wall Street.

On Monday, Chicago Fed National Activity Index weakened to 0.0 in August versus 0.09 market expectations and an upwardly revised prior reading of 0.29. Even so, Boston Fed President Susan Collins said, per Reuters, “Getting inflation down will require slower employment growth, somewhat higher unemployment rate”. Following that, Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester said on Monday that if there is an error to be made, better that the Fed do too much than to do too little.

That said, AUD/USD traders will likely witness hardship in extending the latest rebound amid economic fears. With that in mind, today’s US CB Consumer Confidence for September and Durable Goods Orders for August will be crucial to watch for immediate directions.

Also read: US Consumer Confidence Preview: Near-term relief or more risk aversion?

Technical analysis

Despite the latest pause in the downside, a clear break of the four-month-old bearish channel’s support line, now resistance around 0.6500, keeps AUD/USD bears hopeful of visiting the 78.6% Fibonacci Expansion (FE) of April-August moves, near 0.6360.

Additional important levels

Overview
Today last price	0.6456
Today Daily Change	-0.0070
Today Daily Change %	-1.07%
Today daily open	0.6526

Trends
Daily SMA20	0.6755
Daily SMA50	0.6876
Daily SMA100	0.6927
Daily SMA200	0.7094

Levels
Previous Daily High	0.6656
Previous Daily Low	0.6512
Previous Weekly High	0.6748
Previous Weekly Low	0.6512
Previous Monthly High	0.7137
Previous Monthly Low	0.6835
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	0.6567
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	0.6601
Daily Pivot Point S1	0.6473
Daily Pivot Point S2	0.642
Daily Pivot Point S3	0.6329
Daily Pivot Point R1	0.6617
Daily Pivot Point R2	0.6709
Daily Pivot Point R3	0.6762

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Anil Panchal

FXStreet

Anil Panchal has nearly 15 years of experience in tracking financial markets. With a keen interest in macroeconomics, Anil aptly tracks global news/updates and stays well-informed about the global financial moves and their implications.

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