Westpac-Melbourne Institute — News Archive

The Australian dollar was the strongest currency on the Forex market today as the sentiment was favoring riskier currencies. Domestic macroeconomic data was supportive of Australia’s currency.

The Australian dollar held its ground today despite waning optimism about the coronavirus vaccine. Domestic macroeconomic data released in Australia on Wednesday was not great but not terrible either.

The Australian dollar was weak today, falling against all most-traded rivals, even commodity currencies. Market analysts listed the following reasons for the decline: risk aversion on markets due to concerns that US politicians may fail to agree on a coronavirus relief package ahead of the presidential election, unfavorable Australian employment data, and comments from the Australian central bank’s chief that boosted bets on additional monetary easing.

The Australian dollar was firm today amid the generally positive market sentiment. While today’s domestic macroeconomic data was good, it was of limited importance, and traders are more interested in tomorrow’s employment report. Meanwhile, markets wait for the FOMC monetary policy announcement that will happen later today.

The Australian dollar rose a bit today, gaining against all other most-traded rivals, despite risk aversion prevailing on markets. Domestic macroeconomic data was good but is unlikely to provide the currency substantial support.

The Australian dollar was one of the strongest currencies on the Forex market today, second only to the New Zealand dollar. The Aussie joined other commodity currencies in a rally, driven mainly by the positive general market sentiment, though decent domestic macroeconomic data and good news from the Victoria state were also helping.

The Australian dollar was weak intraday on Wednesday but has currently recovered and is one of the strongest currencies on the Forex market for the day, rising against most of its major rivals and trading about flat against the rest of them. Domestic macroeconomic data was supportive of the currency while reports in China, Australia’s biggest trading partner, were negative.

The Australian dollar rallied today, turning out to be the strongest currency on the Forex market during Wednesday’s trading. The possible reasons for the rally were good domestic macroeconomic data and optimism about an exit from the lockdown in Australia as well as other countries around the world.

The Australian dollar rallied today, though currently, it has trimmed its gains. While the rally happened after a surprisingly positive retail sales report came out, the currency did not rally immediately following the release, therefore it cannot be said with certainty that the report directly contributed to the strength of the Aussie. Whatever the case may be, the Australian currency will have a hard time maintaining gains as the market […]

The Australian dollar declined against all other most-traded currencies today, including its riskier commodity-related counterparts. The possible reasons for the decline were the worsening market sentiment and bad domestic macroeconomic data.