#AUDUSD @ 0.67983 The minutes showed that some Federal Reserve officials wanted a 50 bps rate hike. (Pivot Orderbook analysis)

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• The minutes showed that some Federal Reserve officials wanted a 50 bps rate hike.
• Policymakers’ worries are linked to a tight labor market and commented inflation risks are tilted upwards.
• AUD/USD Price Analysis: Spiked towards 0.6830 before reversing its path to print a new weekly low of around 0.6801.

The pair currently trades last at 0.67983.

The previous day high was 0.692 while the previous day low was 0.6848. The daily 38.2% Fib levels comes at 0.6875, expected to provide resistance. Similarly, the daily 61.8% fib level is at 0.6892, expected to provide resistance.

AUD/USD prolonged its losses during the Wednesday session and dropped nearby the day’s low of 0.6808 after the release of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes, which revealed that “few participants” favored a 50 bps rate hike. At the time of writing, the AUD/USD exchanges hands at 0.6826.

The FOMC revealed in its minutes that some Federal Reserve policymakers wanted a more aggressive rate hike, with minutes citing that “a few participants favored raising rates by 50 bps.” Further, all the Fed board members agreed that more rate hikes are needed to achieve the Fed’s target and that balance sheet reduction would continue according to the plan.

Fed policymakers reiterated that inflation risks remain skewed to the upside, including China’s reopening and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, reiterating that the labor market remains tight. Participants said the economic outlook is weighed on the downside, and some participants saw prospects of a recession in 2023.

The AUD/USD 1-hour chart shows a spike towards 0.6832 before the AUD/USD reversed its course, breaching south of the S1 daily pivot point at 0.6825. It should be said that volatility has increased, and after reaching a low of 0.6808, as of late, the AUD/USD is tumbling sharply, eyeing a break below the 0.6700 mark.

Technical Levels: Supports and Resistances

AUDUSD currently trading at 0.6803 at the time of writing. Pair opened at 0.6854 and is trading with a change of -0.74 % .

The pair is trading below its 20 Daily moving average @ 0.698, below its 50 Daily moving average @ 0.6891 , above its 100 Daily moving average @ 0.6715 and below its 200 Daily moving average @ 0.6805

The previous day high was 0.692 while the previous day low was 0.6848. The daily 38.2% Fib levels comes at 0.6875, expected to provide resistance. Similarly, the daily 61.8% fib level is at 0.6892, expected to provide resistance.

Note the levels of interest below:

• Pivot support is noted at 0.6828, 0.6802, 0.6756
• Pivot resistance is noted at 0.69, 0.6946, 0.6973

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