Australian, NZ Dollars Strengthen Against Majors
11 February 2021 - 1:51PM
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The Australian and NZ dollars appreciated against their major
counterparts in the Asian session on Thursday, as soft U.S.
inflation data cemented hopes of further fiscal stimulus and Fed
Chair Jerome Powell asserted to keep monetary policy accommodative
to spur the economy and job growth.
U.S. core inflation was unchanged in January, data showed on
Wednesday, down from expectations for an increase of 0.2
percent.
Powell told the Economic Club of New York that the monetary
policy required to remain accommodative, citing a weak labor
market.
The Fed chief reiterated that the central bank's new policy
framework could allow annual inflation to rise above 2 percent for
some time before hiking rates.
Data from Statistics New Zealand showed that New Zealand
electronic card transactions fell a seasonally adjusted 0.4 percent
on month or NZ$24 million in January - following the 19.2 percent
spike in December.
Spending in the core retail industries slipped 0.7 percent on
month or NZ$39 million.
The aussie advanced to 0.7751 against the greenback and 81.06
against the yen, off its early 2-day lows of 0.7713 and 80.67,
respectively. The aussie is poised to find resistance around 0.82
against the greenback and 84.00 against the yen.
The aussie climbed to a 2-day high of 1.5649 against the euro,
from a 3-day low of 1.5708 set at 7:30 pm ET. On the upside, 1.54
is possibly seen as its next resistance level.
Reversing from its early low of 1.0691 against the kiwi and a
3-day low of 0.9799 against the loonie, the aussie edged higher to
1.0717 and 0.9830, respectively. The aussie is seen finding
resistance around 1.09 against the kiwi and 1.00 against the
loonie.
The kiwi firmed to 0.7234 against the greenback, 1.6767 against
the euro and 75.64 against the yen, recovering from its early lows
of 0.7205 and 1.6818 and a 6-day low 75.36, respectively. The kiwi
may find resistance around 0.74 against the greenback, 1.66 against
the euro and 78.00 against the yen.
Looking ahead, the U.S. weekly jobless claims for the week ended
February 6 will be featured in the New York session.
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