AUD/USD sees little action after mixed batch of China PMIs

  • China January manufacturing PMI bettered estimates but remained below 50.00 
  • So far, the AUD/USD pair has remained resilient to dismal China manufacturing PMI number, possibly due to dovish Fed. 

The AUD/USD pair has barely moved following the release of the mixed batch of China
purchasing managers' indices. 

The official manufacturing PMI for January printed at 49.5, beating the estimate 49.3 and up from the previous month's print of 49.4. A reading below 50.00, however, indicates that the manufacturing sector contracted in the first month of 2019. 

Meanwhile, the official non-manufacturing PMI rose to 54.7 in January, also beating the estimate of 53.9. 

A contraction in China's manufacturing activity is indeed AUD-bearish news. The Australian currency, however, is showing resilience, largely due to Fed's outright dovish stance. 

As of writing, AUD/USD is trading at 0.7256, having clocked a high of 0.7273 earlier today. 

An above-forecast Aussie export price index released earlier today also did little to move the Aussie pairs. On similar lines, a weaker-than-expected private sector credit growth received little attention from investors. 

AUD/USD Technical Levels

AUD/USD

Overview:
    Today Last Price: 0.725
    Today Daily change: 0.0001 pips
    Today Daily change %: 0.01%
    Today Daily Open: 0.7249
Trends:
    Daily SMA20: 0.7159
    Daily SMA50: 0.7168
    Daily SMA100: 0.7172
    Daily SMA200: 0.7295
Levels:
    Previous Daily High: 0.7273
    Previous Daily Low: 0.7143
    Previous Weekly High: 0.7185
    Previous Weekly Low: 0.7076
    Previous Monthly High: 0.7394
    Previous Monthly Low: 0.7014
    Daily Fibonacci 38.2%: 0.7223
    Daily Fibonacci 61.8%: 0.7193
    Daily Pivot Point S1: 0.717
    Daily Pivot Point S2: 0.7092
    Daily Pivot Point S3: 0.704
    Daily Pivot Point R1: 0.73
    Daily Pivot Point R2: 0.7352
    Daily Pivot Point R3: 0.7431

 

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