AUD/USD remains on the defensive, holds comfortably above 0.6900 amid modest USD weakness
AUD/USD kicked off the new week on a weaker note, though lacked follow-through selling. The recent slide in commodities, Chinese economic woes acted as a headwind for the aussie. The risk-on impulse undermined the safe-haven USD and helped limit losses for the major. The AUD/USD pair struggled to capitalize on Friday's goodish rebound from sub-0.6900 levels and met with a fresh supply on the first day of a new week. The pair maintained its offered tone through the first half of the European session and was last seen trading around the 0.6920 area, just a few pips above the daily low. The recent slump in commodity prices is a key factor undermining the resources-linked Australian dollar. Another factor adding downward pressure on the China-proxy aussie is the fact that the Chinese economy is facing headwinds amid the resurgence of COVID-19 cases. That said, a combination of factors has also held back traders from placing aggressive bearish bets on the AUD/USD pair, helping to...