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AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR SHOWS SIGNS OF RECOVERY – 26 APRIL 2023

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  AUSTRALIAN INFLATION AND US DURABLE GOODS ORDERS DATA, AUD/USD HOLDS GROUND AT 0.6600. The Australian dollar (AUD) has shown some signs of recovery after hitting a fresh five-month low of 0.6614. However, the downside remains favored as the US Dollar Index (DXY) continues to show strength and negative market sentiment persists. Investors are worried about the interest rate guidance from the Federal Reserve (Fed), which has triggered a V-shaped recovery in the USD index from a weekly low of 101.20. The Fed is set to announce its monetary policy for May next week, with a 25 basis points (bps) interest rate hike expected. The street was earlier anticipating that the Fed would pause its quantitative tightening regime after this interest rate hike. The S&P500 settled Tuesday’s session on a bearish note, despite upbeat earnings from Microsoft and Google. Banking jitters renewed after First Republic Bank reported a sharp decline in customers’ deposits, requiring it to raise funds fo...

GBP/USD rises above 1.2400 amid weak market - Capital Street FX

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  AS THE USD LOSES MOMENTUM ON EASTER MONDAY, THE GBP/USD CROSSES ABOVE 1.2400 . FUNDAMENTAL OVERVIEW With a rise above 1.2400, the GBP/USD pair has reversed the prior week’s decline from 10-month highs. Despite an overall cautious attitude and hawkish Fed predictions, the US dollar is declining across the board. Easter Monday is a holiday, causing the market’s weak conditions to worsen. GBP/USD has been able to launch a comeback early on Monday after closing in the red on Friday. On Easter Monday, the pair seems to have stabilized above 1.2400, although it is likely to oscillate in a narrow range amidst muted market activity. In contrast to the market expectation of 240,000, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Friday that Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) climbed by 236,000 in the US in March. The Labor Force Participation Rate increased to 62.6% from 62.5%, and the Unemployment Rate decreased to 3.5% from 3.6%. Additionally, the average hourly earnings, which serve as a proxy for annu...