Technical Overview of AUD/USD,
USD/JPY and GBP/USD Currency Pairs
AUD USD
The AUD traded higher against the USD and closed at 0.7102.
The minutes of the Reserve Bank of Australia meetings are published two weeks after the interest rate decision. The minutes give a full account of the policy discussion, including differences of view. They also record the votes of the individual members of the Committee.
Generally speaking, if the RBA is hawkish about the inflationary outlook for the economy, then the markets see a higher possibility of a rate increase, and that is positive for the AUD.
According to the Analysis, Four hour chart shows that the pair is expected to find support at 0.70803, and a fall through could take it to the next support level of 0.70583. The pair is expected to find its first resistance at 0.71218, and a rise through could take it to the next resistance level of 0.71413.
Previous Day range was 41.5 and Current Day Range is 21.6.
USD JPY
The USD traded lower against the JPY and closed at 111.425.
The Bank of Japan publishes a study of economic movements in Japan after the actual meeting. These meetings are held to review economic developments inside and outside of Japan and indicate a sign of new fiscal policy. Any changes in this report tend to affect the JPY volatility.
Generally speaking, if the BoJ minutes show a hawkish outlook, that is seen as positive (or bullish) for the JPY, while a dovish outlook is seen as negative (or bearish).
The pair is expected to find support at 111.274, and a fall through could take it to the next support level of 111.123. The pair is expected to find its first resistance at 111.601, and a rise through could take it to the next resistance level of 111.777.
USD JPY previous Day range was 3270 and Current Day Range is 2850.
GBP USD
The GBP traded higher against USD and closed at 1.3252.
The ILO Unemployment Rate released by the National Statistics is the number of unemployed workers divided by the total civilian labor force. It is a leading indicator for the UK Economy. If the rate is up, it indicates a lack of expansion within the U.K. labor market. As a result, a rise leads to weaken the U.K. economy. Generally, a decrease of the figure is positive (or bullish) for the GBP, while an increase is negative.
The Average Earing Excluding Bonus released by the National Statistics is a key short-term indicator of how levels of pay are changing within the UK economy. It can be seen as a measure of growth in "basic pay". Generally speaking, the positive earnings growth anticipates positive (or bullish) for the GBP, whereas a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).
According to the analysis, pair is expected to find support at 1.31909, and a fall through could take it to the next support level of 1.31299. The pair is expected to find its first resistance at 1.33056, and a rise through could take it to the next resistance level of 1.33593.
GBP USD previous day range was 114.7 and current day range is 37.3.
