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The AUD Suffered Yesterday After Several Underwhelming Domestic Data Announcements - APAC Update
2019年3月4日 — 2 min read
APAC Update
The AUDUSD opens marginally lower at 0.7088 (mid-rate), and the NZDUSD opens a little higher at 0.6817 (mid-rate) this morning.
The AUD suffered yesterday after several underwhelming domestic data announcements, ahead of today’s RBA meeting and Wednesday’s key Q4 GDP release.
There is no data scheduled on the NZ calendar today. The Reserve Bank of Australia has an interest rate decision at 4:30 pm today.
US Update
The USD rose to a 10-day high against a basket of currencies, as rising US treasury yields increased demand for the currency, and on optimism that a trade deal between the US and China was possible.
A report over the weekend said US president Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping could reach a formal agreement at a summit around 27th March, given the progress they have made.
US construction spending fell by 0.6% in December, providing further evidence the US economy lost momentum in late 2018. Despite this news, the NZD managed to outperform across the board.
News from Other Markets
Global equity markets were mixed on the day - Dow -1.4%, S&P 500 -1.0%, FTSE +0.4%, DAX -0.1%, CAC +0.4%, Nikkei +1.0%, Shanghai +1.1%.
Gold prices fell 0.8% to USD$1,285 an ounce, while WTI Crude Oil prices rose 0.3% to US$55.95 per barrel.
Mid-market Rates
AUDUSD0.70880.0%NZDUSD0.68170.1%AUDEUR0.62560.4%NZDEUR0.60170.6%AUDGBP0.53830.7%NZDGBP0.51750.8%AUDJPY79.21-0.1%NZDJPY76.160.1%AUDNZD1.0395-0.2%NZDAUD0.96230.2%GBPAUD1.8577-0.7%NZDCAD0.90820.4% GBPNZD1.9324-0.8%
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