Aussie ended in the US last night at $0.9653 and eased in early trade today to $0.9650 in line with a slightly firmer US dollar tone. Aussie-dollar saw a mild recovery back to $0.9658, which turned out to be the high for today’s session, and then retreated again, to $0.9648 this time. The pair continued to mark lower lows through a largely hushed morning session, with traders mostly eyeing tonight’s release of US non-farm payrolls data as the day’s key global event, with many expecting a slightly better reading thanforecast. Aussie-dollar’s losses continued in the late morning, with the pair marking a $0.9644 low as aussie-yen also turned away from a meaningful test of Y95.00, and after minor stops were hit at $0.9646. Aussie-dollar was last at $0.9649, with bids at $0.9630/25 and $0.9605 providing some buffer for the pair against further downmoves for the moment.
