AUD/USD Fundamental Analysis, May 12, 2015 – Forecast

Analysis and Recommendation:

The AUD/USD dipped 54 points to trade at 0.7876 after the surprise rate decline by the PBOC over the weekend.  The Australian dollar fell below 79c as worries about the New Zealand economy and Greece’s next repayment weighs on market confidence. Over the weekend, The People’s Bank of China announced it would cut its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point. Westpac chief currency strategist Robert Rennie said ordinarily that would be supportive for the Chinese and Australian economies and therefore good news for the Australian dollar.

However he said other factors are proving a drag on the Australian dollar such as a possible rate cut by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.

  The dollar fluctuated in a narrow range amid a lack of major market-moving incentives early trading.   U.S. Labor Department data showed Friday that nonfarm jobs increased 223,000 in April from the previous month, broadly matching market expectations, while the number for March was revised down to 85,000 from 126,000.

 “Participants want to confirm the recovery of the U.S. economy by checking the numbers such as April retail sales after the jobs data failed” to boost the U.S. currency, said Yuzo Sakai, manager of foreign exchange business promotion at Tokyo Forex & Ueda Harlow, referring to the upcoming data due out Wednesday.

Although China’s central bank said the previous day it will cut benchmark interest rates by 0.25 percentage point for its third rate cut since last November, its impact on the dollar-yen pair was limited, Sakai said.

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