- USA: BC consumer sentiment falls to a 16-month low.
- Stocks turned lower, major indices down 1% on average.
- AUD/USD falls from six-day highs towards 0.6900.
US stocks turned lower on Tuesday and boosted the dollar. The AUD/USD fell to 0.6909, marking a new daily low. It remains below 0.6930 with a bearish intraday bias. Earlier it had risen to a six-day high at 0.6964.
Since last Friday, AUD/USD has been trading sideways between 0.6910 and 0.6960 with a modest uptrend. It is still unable to move significantly away from the two-year low at 0.6823 reached during the month of May.
Risk aversion weighs on the AUD
AUD/USD found support on Tuesday above the 0.6905/10 support zone. A break down could trigger more losses; next strong support is at 0.6870, around last week’s low. To the upside, immediate resistance could be at the 20 hour SMA at 0.6930.
The shares erased earlier gains. The S&P 500 falls 1.07%. The decline in Consumer Sentiment weighed on sentiment. The Conference Board index fell in June to the lowest level of the last 16 months, amid rising inflation and negative growth prospects.
Australian Retail Sales data will be released on Wednesday at 01:30 GMT (market consensus: 0.4%). Analysts at TD Securities see a 0.5% increase. “A strong retail sales figure will bolster the case for another aggressive move by the RBA (Reserve Bank of Australia) in July, following their inflated 50 basis point hike this month.”
Technical levels
Source: Fx Street
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