USD to AUD LIVE RATE
USD to AUD LIVE RATE
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USD to AUD LIVE RATE
The Australian Dollar US Dollar (AUD/USD) exchange rate remained largely flat this morning. This left the pairing trading at around $0.6222.
The Australian Dollar edged slightly lower on Thursday but remained near its highest level since mid-March.
Early on Thursday, the Dollar index remained flat, although traded -0.6% lower this week as risk appetite rebounded.
Traders moved away from the safe-haven US Dollar as hopes Europe and the US could see the light at the end of the tunnel boosted sentiment.
Commenting on this, Tohru Sasaki, head of Japan market research at JPMorgan said:
‘New York reported its biggest death toll while infections hit the highest level in four days in Spain and three days in Italy.
All these are negative but forecasts both from governments and experts that the peak could come within days are leading markets not to focus on those details.’
However, the ‘Aussie’ remained under pressure as both Italy and Spain reported a rise in new infections. This cast doubt on an earlier end to lockdowns and dampened risk appetite.
Fed Concerned About Economic Impact of Coronavirus
Meanwhile, the US Dollar (USD) remained under pressure today following last night’s release of the Federal Reserve’s meeting minutes.
The Fed decided in last month’s emergency meeting that they wanted to take interest rates close to zero and would likely leave them there.
The minutes revealed the bank was concerned about the economic impact of the coronavirus. The minutes revealed:
‘All participants viewed the near-term U.S. economic outlook as having deteriorated sharply in recent weeks and as having become profoundly uncertain.’
Head of America’s fundamental fixed income for asset management giant BlackRock,
Bob Miller noted the minutes suggest the Fed is taking a ‘whatever it takes approach. He added:
‘We expect the FOMC will do what is necessary to maintain accommodative financial conditions for the balance of this year.
This includes the purchase of U.S. Treasuries in the amounts needed to prevent any meaningful backup in yields from the coming Treasury issuance.’
