The Australian dollar traded around 30 pips on either side of around 0.67 the figure vs. the greenback on Friday and ended the month little changed, in a period marked by constantly shifting outlooks for interest rates and the banking sector globally.
Meanwhile, easing domestic inflationary pressures leave a question mark over the Reserve Bank of Australia´s interest rate meeting this week. The RBA stated in its latest minutes it would reconsider the case for a pause at the April fixing to reassess the economic outlook.
Looking at the technicals, there is also a downside bias as follows:
The bearish pennant is a compelling feature across the weekly and daily time frames.
Failures below 0.6720 keep the bearish bias in place.
The bearish engulfment, BE, on the last 4-hour candle could be the catalyst for a firm break of structure for the opening sessions near 0.6661 with 0.6625 eyed below there guarding the 0.6550s.