Aussie slides as RBA affirms dovish stance

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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Australia’s dollar weakened on Tuesday after the country’s central bank dampened investor hopes for a hawkish pivot, kicking off a big week for monetary policy that includes decisions from the Federal Reserve and Bank of England.

The Aussie dipped as much as 0.47% before trading 0.23% lower at $0.75025. Last week, it was as high as $0.75555, a level not seen since July 6, as stubborn inflation fuelled bets the Reserve Bank of Australia could raise the key rate as early as next year.

The central bank stressed that inflation was still too low, although it also omitted its previous projection that rates were unlikely to rise until 2024 and dropped a key target for the April 2024 government bond.

“The RBA have made every effort to sound dovish” in the policy statement, “so in that sense there’s clearly an attempt to push back on market pricing,” said Ray Attrill, head of FX strategy at National Australia Bank in Sydney.

“The risk is that we could see some further slippage in the Aussie dollar near term.”

New Zealand’s kiwi dollar also softened, losing 0.18% to $0.71705.

The same inflation dilemma hangs over other central banks.

The Fed begins a two-day meeting later on Tuesday, where it is expected to announce tapering of its asset purchases, and the BOE meets on Thursday with markets all but pricing in a small rate hike. Britain sticks to stance in EU trade

“The elephant in the room is headline and underlying inflation, which are higher than the (Fed) was anticipating,” said Standard Chartered head of G10 FX, Steve Englander.

“We expect FX markets to react to the implied Fed threat of rates moving off zero but discount inflation optimism. This adds up to a dollar-positive combination of higher real rates and increased risk-off positions.”

The dollar index, which gauges the greenback against a basket of six major peers, was almost flat at 93.925, nursing a 0.25% loss from Monday when it retreated from a 2 1/2-week high of 94.313.

Sterling was on the back foot, slipping 0.07% to $1.3649. US Dollar Kiwi dollar Aussie jump on central bank

The euro also edged 0.07% lower to $1.15995.

The dollar weakened 0.07% to 113.915 yen, continuing to consolidate below an almost four-year peak of 114.695 reached on Oct. 20. US Dollar Dollar Edges Higher Testimony to Congress

Trader positioning points to bets on higher rates, with speculators crowding in to short the Japanese currency.

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“In other words, there’s a majority that thinks the bond selloff isn’t over yet. It’s also, to a smaller extent, a bet that risk sentiment will survive the experience.”

Aussie slides as RBA affirms dovish stance

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Aussie slides as RBA affirms dovish stance

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