AUD/USD Bulls Could Target 2019 High On Positive US-China Trade Headline
Faraday Research | Feb 19, 2019 03:52PM ET
US and Chinese trade negotiators kicked off another round of talks today after President Trump labeled last week’s discussions in Beijing “very productive.” Today and tomorrow feature lower-level officials at the table, with higher-level policymakers including US Trade Representative Lighthizer, Treasury Secretary Mnuchin and Vice Prenier Liu He coming to the table on Thursday and Friday.
The talks are picking up pace ahead of Trump’s March 1 deadline for more than doubling tariffs on $200B of Chinese imports, though the president has recently suggested that he could postpone that decision for another 60 days if he’s satisfied with this week’s progress.
Ultimately, it will almost certainly take another summit between Presidents Trump and Xi to reach an official deal and the earliest they could realistically meet at this point would be the middle of March. That said, the extension of last week’s talks and ongoing dialogue this week has traders expecting the increase in tariffs will be delayed by the end of next week, with some sort of agreement following in either late March or early April. Of course, markets have been wrongfooted by political developments countless times in recent quarters, so traders will remain glued to their monitors for headlines out of Washington in the coming days.
When it comes to FX, AUD/USD is one of the best pairs to watch to gauge sentiment toward global trade. After a swooning on dovish RBA comments earlier this month, rates stabilized near previous support in the 0.7050 area.
The pair has rallied 100 pips since then, and with the MACD indicator about to cross back into a bullish configuration, the rally may have further to run on positive trade headlines. Adding to the bullish evidence, AUD/USD is showing a bullish engulfing candle, signaling a shift toward bullish momentum. A formal delay to the tariff deadline and an official summit between the US and China could boost the pair toward the year-to-date highs around 0.7300 next.
Source: TradingView, FOREX.com
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