We’re checkin’ out a battle of the comdolls as AUD/NZD seems to be prepared to increase a short-term downtrend!

Will AUD catch an upswing? Or will NZD lengthen the Aussie’s downtrend?

Earlier than transferring on, ICYMI, I’ve listed the potential financial catalysts that it’s worthwhile to be careful for this week. Examine them out earlier than you place your first trades immediately!

And now for the headlines that rocked the markets within the final buying and selling periods:

Recent Market Headlines & Financial Knowledge:

Consent for brand new residential buildings continues to plunge in New Zealand, down 2.6% m/m in Could (from -2.6percentm/m in April)

BOJ’s Tankan manufacturing index jumped from 1 to five, the non-manufacturing index was additionally increased from 20 to 23 in Q2 as uncooked materials prices peaked and the removing of pandemic curbs lifted manufacturing facility output and consumption

Melbourne Institute inflation gauge slowed down from 0.9% to 0.1% in Could

Australia ANZ Certainly job advertisements dipped by 2.5% m/m in June (vs. 0.1% in Could). ANZ famous that “It should take time for the labour market tightness to ease” however that “the course of change is obvious.”

Unstable Australian constructing approvals rose by 20.6% m/m in Could (vs. -6.8% in April)

China’s Caixin manufacturing PMI slowed down from 50.9 to 50.5 in June (vs. 50.0 anticipated) as companies grew more and more involved about sluggish market circumstances

Switzerland’s CPI slowed right down to 0.1% m/m in June (vs. 0.3% in Could) and 1.7% y/y (vs. 2.2% in Could) as air transport, petrol, diesel, and stone fruit costs decreased whereas fruiting greens and resorts elevated costs.

Value Motion Information

Overlay of NZD Pairs 15-min

Danger-taking was the secret in the course of the Asian and early European periods, as merchants caught as much as their U.S. counterparts in pricing in a slower core PCE learn and presumably a much less hawkish Fed coverage trajectory on Friday.

It additionally didn’t harm that merchants who’re eager to purchase property on the primary day of the month (and second half of the yr!) had momentum on their facet.

Merchants significantly preferred the New Zealand greenback, which benefited from a better-than-expected Caixin manufacturing PMI and posted the sharpest positive aspects towards all of its main counterparts.

U.S. closing S&P manufacturing PMI at 1:45 pm GMT
U.S. ISM manufacturing PMI at 2:00 pm GMT
NZIER enterprise confidence at 10:00 pm GMT
RBA’s coverage resolution at 4:30 am GMT (July 4)

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AUD/NZD 15-min Foreign exchange Chart by TV

AUD/NZD seems to be prepared to increase its downtrend forward of the Reserve Financial institution of Australia’s (RBA) resolution!

As you possibly can see, AUD/NZD bounced from the S1 (1.0820) line of immediately’s Commonplace Pivot Factors but additionally encountered resistance across the mid-channel space close to 1.0840.

Are AUD bears simply taking a breather? Or are AUD merchants gearing up for RBA-induced volatility?

Do not forget that merchants principally anticipate the RBA to maintain its rates of interest at 4.10% after elevating its charges by 25 foundation factors in Could and in June.

If the central financial institution retains its charges regular as anticipated, then AUD/NZD might dip again to its 1.0820 lows and even try and hit the 1.0800 psychological stage.

But when RBA surprises to the upside, then AUD/NZD might revisit its July highs between the 1.0850 and 1.0860 ranges.

What do you assume?