DAX Levels Out While AUD/USD, Copper Prices Hold At Support

(MENAFN- DailyFX (IG)) ​​​Macro update ​Fed cut lifts Wall Street initially:

​US indices finished higher after a 25bp rate cut, with the Dow Jones up 1.05%, the S&P 500 gaining 0.67% and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.33%, as investors took comfort in the Federal Reserve's (Fed) emphasis on labour-market weakness.

​Powell's tone bolsters easing expectations:

​Although Powell avoided explicit guidance, he underscored downside risks to employment, prompting markets to continue pricing additional cuts in 2026 despite unchanged Fed projections.

​Industrials outperform on GE Vernova strength:

​GE Vernova jumped 15.6% on a strong 2026 revenue outlook driven by AI-related infrastructure demand, helping industrials lead gains within the S&P 500.

​Oracle results dent sentiment:

​After the close, Oracle's weaker-than-expected revenue and profit outlook sent the stock down 11%, reigniting tech-bubble concerns and unwinding part of the Fed-driven optimism.

​Europe and U.S. futures turn lower:

​Oracle's miss overshadowed the earlier rally, pulling global futures down, pressuring European tech, and contributing to a broader risk-off tone that also pushed bitcoin more than 2% lower.

​SoftBank drags on the Nikkei:

​Japan's Nikkei 225 fell about 1% as SoftBank slid nearly 8%, mirroring Oracle's drop and raising doubts about the Stargate data-centre project, while wider tech and banking names also retreated.

​DAX 40 comes off resistance

​The DAX 40 index - which on Wednesday hit a near one-month high at 24,187 - is seen retracing lower amid general risk-off sentiment.

​While Wednesday's 24,001 low holds, though, the short-term uptrend remains intact.

​Failure there would likely engage the late November high at 23,884.

​ Short-term outlook: bullish while above 24,001

​ Medium-term outlook: bullish while above the 23,434 December low, targeting the 24,500 region

DAX 40 daily candlestick chart Source: TradingView ​AUD/USD now above key resistance

​AUD/USD's sharp bullish reversal off its 21 November low at $0.6422 has taken it above its $0.6617-to-$0.6629 key resistance zone. Because of inverse polarity, this are is currently acting as a support zone.

​While it does, the current December peak at $0.6686 and the September high at $6707.00 will remain in sight.

​ Short-term outlook: bullish, eyeing key resistance at $0.6686-to-$0.6707 while the 9 December low at $0.6609 holds

​ Medium-term outlook: bullish, getting closer to the September high at $0.6707, a rise above which would lead to the $0.6723-to-$0.6767 being in focus

AUD/USD daily candlestick chart Source: TradingView ​Copper remains bid

​The price of copper has come off its $5.4930 8 December high but found support a day later at $5.3140. While this level underpins, the short-term trend remains bullish, targeting the $5.5000 region and above.

​A fall through $5.3140 may lead to the early and late October highs at $5.2788-to-$5.2608 being revisited.

​Short-term outlook: bullish, targeting the $5.5000 region while above $5.3140

​ Medium-term outlook: bullish; eyes the $5.5000 and potentially the $6.0000 region while remaining above the early December low at $5.2243

Copper daily candlestick chart Source: TradingView Important to know

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