- The Aud/USD advances about 0.6570 while the Australian dollar serves strongly.
- RBA officials need time to gain confidence that inflation will return sustainably to the 2.5%objective.
- The president of the United States Trump has revealed tariff rates for 21 nations so far.
The AUD/USD rises about 0.6570 during the European negotiation session on Thursday. The Australian torque continues to perform strongly since Tuesday, when the Bank of the Australian Reserve (RBA) surprised to maintain stable interest rates at 3.85%, citing that officials need confidence that inflation pressures are on the path of 2.5%.
Australian dollar price this week
The lower table shows the rate of change of the Australian dollar (AUD) compared to the main currencies this week. Australian dollar was the strongest currency against the Japanese yen.
| USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | Aud | NZD | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 0.46% | 0.39% | 1.37% | 0.58% | -0.07% | 0.63% | 0.15% | |
| EUR | -0.46% | -0.05% | 0.69% | 0.11% | -0.46% | 0.16% | -0.32% | |
| GBP | -0.39% | 0.05% | 0.70% | 0.18% | -0.39% | 0.22% | -0.39% | |
| JPY | -1.37% | -0.69% | -0.70% | -0.54% | -1.21% | -0.51% | -1.15% | |
| CAD | -0.58% | -0.11% | -0.18% | 0.54% | -0.63% | 0.04% | -0.57% | |
| Aud | 0.07% | 0.46% | 0.39% | 1.21% | 0.63% | 0.72% | 0.01% | |
| NZD | -0.63% | -0.16% | -0.22% | 0.51% | -0.04% | -0.72% | -0.59% | |
| CHF | -0.15% | 0.32% | 0.39% | 1.15% | 0.57% | -0.01% | 0.59% |
The heat map shows the percentage changes of the main currencies. The base currency is selected from the left column, while the contribution currency is selected in the upper row. For example, if you choose the Australian dollar of the left column and move along the horizontal line to the US dollar, the percentage change shown in the box will represent the Aud (base)/USD (quotation).
“The Board judged that it could wait a little more information to confirm that inflation is still on the way to reaching 2.5% sustainably,” said the Board in a statement, Reuters reported.
The unexpected movement of maintaining stable interest rates by the RBA led to a strong increase in the Australian dollar. Economists had discounted a reduction of 25 basic points (BPS) rates.
On the global risk, the RBA declared that “monetary policy is well positioned for international developments if they had material implications for activity and inflation in Australia.”
Meanwhile, the July 8-9 Reuters survey showed that all respondents predicted that RBA will reduce its official cash (OCR) rate in May.
In the front of the US dollar (USD), investors look for new holders about the current state of commercial negotiations between the United States (USA) and their commercial partners. Until now, the US has closed commercial agreements with the United Kingdom (UK) and Vietnam, and a limited pact with China. The president of the USA Donald Trump has sent letters to 21 nations, specifying reciprocal tariff rates, notable Japan and South Korea, which are key Washington importers.
US Dollar – Frequently Questions
The US dollar (USD) is the official currency of the United States of America, and the “de facto” currency of a significant number of other countries where it is in circulation along with local tickets. According to data from 2022, it is the most negotiated currency in the world, with more than 88% of all global currency change operations, which is equivalent to an average of 6.6 billion dollars in daily transactions. After World War II, the USD took over the pound sterling as a world reserve currency.
The most important individual factor that influences the value of the US dollar is monetary policy, which is determined by the Federal Reserve (FED). The Fed has two mandates: to achieve price stability (control inflation) and promote full employment. Its main tool to achieve these two objectives is to adjust interest rates. When prices rise too quickly and inflation exceeds the 2% objective set by the Fed, it rises the types, which favors the price of the dollar. When inflation falls below 2% or the unemployment rate is too high, the Fed can lower interest rates, which weighs on the dollar.
In extreme situations, the Federal Reserve can also print more dollars and promulgate quantitative flexibility (QE). The QE is the process by which the Fed substantially increases the flow of credit in a stuck financial system. It is an unconventional policy measure that is used when the credit has been exhausted because banks do not lend each other (for fear of the default of the counterparts). It is the last resort when it is unlikely that a simple decrease in interest rates will achieve the necessary result. It was the weapon chosen by the Fed to combat the contraction of the credit that occurred during the great financial crisis of 2008. It is that the Fed prints more dollars and uses them to buy bonds of the US government, mainly of financial institutions. Which usually leads to a weakening of the US dollar.
The quantitative hardening (QT) is the reverse process for which the Federal Reserve stops buying bonds from financial institutions and does not reinvote the capital of the wallet values ​​that overcome in new purchases. It is usually positive for the US dollar.
Source: Fx Street
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