Should We Keep an Eye on the Strength or Weakness of the Australian Dollar?
01.06.2021
- U.S. ISM Manufacturing Index
- Remarks by U.S. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Quarles
Although U.S. markets were closed yesterday, European stock prices fell, and the Euro 50 closed at 4,039, down 0.76% from the previous day. Additionally, both WTI and North Sea Brent crude oil prices surpassed $70, reflecting a global trend of rising crude oil prices.As vaccination efforts progress and operating hours for restaurants and other businesses are being relaxed, the effects of lifting COVID-19 restrictions appear to be gradually becoming apparent.
The foreign exchange market is shifting back from a yen-strengthening trend to a yen-weakening trend, and among the cross-yen pairs, the AUD/JPY pair in particular is showing a significant rise.The AUD/JPY pair, ahead of today’s RBA policy rate announcement, has risen from 84.6 to 84.9. Today’s policy rate announcement could lead to further gains. Meanwhile, the AUD/USD pair is showing even stronger momentum and is currently trading around 0.776.
Today, at 15:00, the UK Nationwide House Price Index; at 15:30, Swiss retail sales; at 16:00, Swiss Q1 GDP; at 16:55, the German unemployment rate; at 17:30, the UK Manufacturing PMI (final reading);6:00 PM: Eurozone Consumer Price Index (flash estimate),at 9:30 PM, Canadian GDP; at 11:00 PM, the U.S. ISM Manufacturing PMI and remarks by U.S. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Quarles; at 12:00 AM, remarks by Bank of England Governor Bailey; and at 3:00 AM, remarks by U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Brainard.I intend to watch the situation carefully to see if today’s economic data releases will shift currency strength dynamics.
