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AUD/USD defends 0.7200 resistance breakout, taking rounds to 0.7215-20 during early Thursday morning in Asia.
In doing so, the pair remains near the monthly peak of 0.7225, which holds the gate for a rally towards the 0.7300 hurdles.
Despite rising virus cases and fears of ore infections during new-year celebrations, positive news about the cure and nature of the Omicron favored the risk appetite. After US Army conveyed positive updates for a single vaccine to combat covid and all variants, the US Food and Drug Administration approved a pill from Pfizer to treat Covid-19.
Adding to the Omicron-linked market optimism was the Australian cabinet’s easy play to tame the virus strain, by pushing for caution and masks but not reducing the gap between two-shots and booster vaccinations.
Positive updates concerning US President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better (BBB) stimulus add to the brighter mood and underpin the AUD/USD prices, due to the pair’s risk barometer status.
“We believe that Senator Manchin has been engaging with us over the course of time and months in good faith,” White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters. “There will be more negotiations, no doubt about it. Everybody stay tuned and settle in”, she added
On a different page, hawkish expectations concerning Australia’s main export item iron ore also favor the AUD/USD bulls.
It’s worth noting that the Sino-American tension and the US-Russia tussles remain on the table but were ignored. So do the mostly firmer US data and Australian data. The US Q3 GDP rose past the 2.1% forecast to 2.3% whereas the CB Consumer Confidence for December came in better than upwardly revised 111.9 prior to 115.8.
On the other hand, Australia Westpac Leading Index for November dropped below 0.27% to 0.12%. Amid these plays, the Wall Street benchmarks had a second positive day while the US 10-year Treasury yields and the Dollar Index (DXY) marked a negative daily closing by the end of Wednesday’s North America session.
Looking forward, US November PCE inflation and Durable Goods Orders will be crucial to watch amid hopes of a faster Fed rate hike, starting with early 2022. Also important to watch will be the risk catalysts.
