Its taken a few days but the 0.8200 has finally given way and the AUD/USD has shifted rapidly to hit 0.8180 (or thereabouts):

audusd through stop loss selling 17 December 2014 0.8200

There hasn’t been any news (that I’ve seen) – it was just a matter of filling in the 0.8200 bids.

NZD/USD lower with it

Currently:

  • AUD/USD 0.8184
  • NZD/USD 0.7757

AUD/USD to its lowest in the past 4 years now. Happy Christmas Glenn Stevens!

More:

  • Aussie bond yields at their lowest now in about 2 1/2 years
australia bond yields 17 December 2014