United States (US) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that a rate cut by the Federal Reserve (Fed) could facilitate a pickup in home building and keep prices down for one to two years down the road, per Reuters.
The bias for Australian Dollar (AUD) is tilted to the downside toward 0.6475; the major support at 0.6455 is unlikely to come into view. In the longer run, AUD is still trading in a range, probably between 0.6455 and 0.6555, UOB Group's FX analysts Quek Ser Leang and Peter Chia note.
GBP/USD saw a softer start to the new trading week, easing back around four-tenths of one percent through the opening market sessions. The US Dollar (USD) pared some of last week’s overall losses, trimming near-term gains for the Pound Sterling (GBP) on Monday.