Australian Dollar Rises On U.S. Stimulus Hopes
December 08 2020 - 8:46PM
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The Australian dollar spiked up against its key counterparts in
the Asian session on Wednesday, as optimism about the development
of coronavirus vaccines and progress on U.S. stimulus talks
underpinned risk sentiment.
While the U.K. has started the rollout of the vaccine, U.S.
authorities gave early indications that they may grant
emergency-use authorization to Pfizer's vaccine.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin proposed $916 billion
stimulus plan on Tuesday, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that
the package is unacceptable.
Congressional leaders remain adamant a deal must be struck to
mitigate the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, which
surpassed 15 million on Tuesday.
Investors shrugged off downbeat inflation data from China.
Data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed that China
consumer prices fell 0.5 percent on year in November.
That missed expectations for a flat reading following the 0.5
percent increase in October.
Survey data from Westpac showed that Australia's consumer
confidence reached its highest level in a decade in November after
the relaxation of Covid-19 control measures.
The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment
climbed 4.1 percent to 112 in December from 107.7 in November. This
was the highest reading since October 2010.
The aussie advanced to a 3-month high of 77.64 against the yen,
from a low of 77.11 hit at 6:30 pm ET. If the aussie continues its
uptrend, 80.00 is possibly seen as its next resistance level.
The aussie strengthened to 2-day highs of 0.7453 against the
greenback, 1.6286 against the euro and 0.9535 against the loonie,
from its previous lows of 0.7405, 1.6348 and 0.9491, respectively.
The aussie is seen finding resistance around 0.78 against the
greenback, 1.58 against the euro and 0.98 against the loonie.
The aussie bounced off to 1.0542 against the kiwi, after falling
to a 5-day low of 1.0512 at 5:00 pm ET. The aussie is poised to
target resistance around the 1.075 mark.
Looking ahead, U.S. wholesale inventories for October will be
published in the New York session.
At 10:00 am ET, the Bank of Canada announces decision on
interest rates. Economists forecast the benchmark rate to remain at
0.25 percent.
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