Australian Dollar Falls; Yen Rises On Recession Concerns
29 June 2022 - 2:46PM
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The Australian dollar declined against its major counterparts in
the Asian session on Wednesday, while the Japanese yen advanced, as
Asian stock markets are mostly lower, following the broadly
negative cues overnight from Wall Street, after data showed that
U.S. consumer confidence fell sharply in June, renewing concerns
about inflation and the risk of recession.
Comments from Fed officials affirming further sharp interest
rate hikes to bring down high inflation further dampened risk
sentiment.
San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly said on Tuesday that the
U.S. annual economic growth is expected to slow below 2 percent
amid monetary policy tightening by the central bank.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell, ECB President Christine Lagarde and BOE
Governor Andrew Bailey will be speaking at the ECB forum on central
banking in Sintra, Portugal.
In economic news, the value of retail sales in Australia was up
a seasonally adjusted 0.9 percent on month in May, the Australian
Bureau of Statistics said - coming in at A$34.229 billion.
That beat expectations for an increase of 0.4 percent and was
unchanged from the April reading.
The aussie declined to a 6-day low of 0.6878 against the
greenback and more than a 2-year low of 0.8862 against the loonie,
from its early highs of 0.6920 and 0.8902, respectively. The aussie
is seen finding support around 0.67 against the greenback and 0.87
against the loonie.
The aussie edged down to 93.47 against the yen, 1.1028 against
the kiwi and 1.5271 versus the euro, following its prior highs of
94.20, 1.1077 and 1.5191, respectively. The next possible support
for the aussie is seen around 89.5 against the yen, 1.08 against
the kiwi and 1.55 versus the euro.
The yen rose to 141.98 against the franc, 135.78 against the
greenback and 105.44 against the loonie, after falling to 142.51,
136.28 and 105.88, respectively in previous deals. If the yen
strengthens further, it is likely to test resistance around 132.00
against the franc, 128.00 against the greenback and 98.00 against
the loonie.
The yen touched a 5-day high of 84.69 against the kiwi, 2-day
highs of 142.49 against the euro and 165.43 against the pound, up
from its early lows of 85.20, 143.48 and 166.29, respectively. The
yen is likely to find resistance around 81.00 against the kiwi,
140.00 against the euro and 155.00 against the pound.
Looking ahead, Swiss and Eurozone economic sentiment indexes for
June are set for release in the European session.
At 8:00 am ET, Destatis is scheduled to issue Germany's flash
consumer prices for June.
U.S. final GDP data for the first quarter is due in the New York
session.
At 9:00 am ET, Fed Chair Jerome Powell, ECB President Christine
Lagarde and BOE Governor Andrew Bailey will participate in a panel
discussion titled "Policy panel" at the European Central Bank Forum
on Central Banking, in Portugal.
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