AUD/USD jumps to test key resistance as US Dollar tumbles after Fed

Fed raises rates by 25 bps, as expected.
US yields and Dollar tumble on initial reaction; before Powell.
AUD/USD testing key resistance around 0.6730

Matías Salord FXStreet

The AUD/USD jumped to 0.6727 after the decision of the Federal Reserve, hitting a fresh daily high. It is testing the critical resistance zone around 0.6730 amid the broad-based Dollar’s weakness.

The Federal Reserve (Fed) raised its key interest rate by 25 bps as expected to 4.75%-5.00%. The vote was unanimous. The Fed warned that inflation remains elevated while at the same time dropping the forward guidance toward further rate hikes. The central bank said it was too soon to assess the impact of the banking crisis on the economy.

The greenback tumbled together with US yields. The US 10-year fell to 3.50% before bouncing to 3.53% while the 2-year reached momentarily levels under 4.00%.

Wall Street indices reacted to the upside; however, they have retreated a bit during the last minutes. The improvement in market sentiment offers extra support to the AUD/USD.

Fed Chair Powell is about to start its press conference. If his words align with the statement, the US Dollar could continue its slide, boosting AUD/USD above the key resistance zone of 0.6730.

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Technical levels

AUD/USD

Overview
Today last price	0.6706
Today Daily Change	0.0037
Today Daily Change %	0.55
Today daily open	0.6669

Trends
Daily SMA20	0.6693
Daily SMA50	0.6862
Daily SMA100	0.6783
Daily SMA200	0.6763

Levels
Previous Daily High	0.6726
Previous Daily Low	0.665
Previous Weekly High	0.6725
Previous Weekly Low	0.6579
Previous Monthly High	0.7158
Previous Monthly Low	0.6698
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	0.6679
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	0.6697
Daily Pivot Point S1	0.6637
Daily Pivot Point S2	0.6605
Daily Pivot Point S3	0.656
Daily Pivot Point R1	0.6714
Daily Pivot Point R2	0.6758
Daily Pivot Point R3	0.679

Author

Matías Salord

FXStreet

Matías started in financial markets in 2008, after graduating in Economics. He was trained in chart analysis and then became an educator. He also studied Journalism. He started writing analyses for specialized websites before joining FXStreet.

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