AUDUSD on Thursday rose 0.75% to 0.65731. What we know.

AUDUSD Analysis

Performance after Thursday
Period	Pct	Chg	Momentum
Thursday	0.75%	49.1 Pips
Week to-date	0.63%	41.1 Pips
May	1.51%	98 Pips

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What happened lately

🇺🇸 U.S. Factory Orders (1-mth) in March rose to 1.6% compared to previous figure 1.2, revised from 1.4% in February Source: Census Bureau
🇺🇸 U.S. Unit Labor Costs in Q1 preliminary estimate rose to 0.4% compared to previous figure 0.4% Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
🇺🇸 U.S. Challenger Job Cuts in April dropped to 64.789K compared to previous figure 90.309K in March
🇺🇸 U.S. Fed Interest Rate Decision (Federal Funds Rate) unchanged at 5.5% compared to previous rate 5.5% Source: Federal Reserve
🇺🇸 U.S. Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) in March dropped to 8.488M compared to previous figure 8.813, revised from 8.756M in February Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
🇦🇺 Australia AiG Industry Index in March dropped to -8.9 points compared to previous figure -5.3 points in February

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What can we expect from AUDUSD today?

AUDUSD on Thursday rose 0.75% to 0.65731. Price is above 9-Day EMA while Stochastic is falling.

Updated daily direction for AUDUSD looks bullish as the pair ended higher after Thursday trading session.

Looking ahead for the day, immediate upside resistance level is R1 at 0.65926 with break above could target R2 at 0.6612 or figure level area. While towards the downside, we are looking at daily low of 0.65151 as an important support. Break below this level could weaken the current bullish momentum. A break above 0.65733 may suggest continuation after recent positive movement.

For the week to-date, take note that AUDUSD is bullish as the pair continued to trade higher and is up by 0.63% over the past few days.

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