The official China PMIs for April 2019 were soft, details here:
- China April official Manufacturing PMI: 50.1 (expected 50.5)
- China April official Services PMI: 54.3 (expected 55.0)
The Australian dollar was marked lower and has not shonw much of a bounce. With China out for the rest of the week after today the move looks likely to extend, or at least rallies to be sold into: