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Aussie pops above 0.96 USD

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The Aussie has broken above the 0.96 USD handle to trade last at 0.9607 off recent session highs at 0.9612, less than 1 hour away from key risk event for the Asia-Pacific today in the form of New Motor Vehicle Sales (YoY) in Australia at 01:30 GMT.

Despite more negative news for China coming through the weekend from rating agency Fitch saying China's credit bubble has no precedent in history, and successive downward revisions for AUD/USD from a vary of banks and analysts, the pair has bounced strongly from past Tuesday's fresh 2.5-year lows at 0.9325, now finding bids above early session lows above 0.9550.

Immediate resistance to the upside for AUD/USD shows at recent session highs/June 04 lows 0.9608/12, followed by Friday's highs at 0.9656/67, while to the downside, closest support lies at recent session lows 0.9551, followed by June 05 lows at 0.9511.