2022 October

The Australian dollar has hit its lowest value since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown in March 2020.

The dollar was buying US62.65c just before 2pm on Tuesday, down 0.5 per cent in the past day.

Commonwealth Bank Global Markets said the dollar could test US62c this week as weaker commodity prices and heightened geopolitical tensions weigh, according to The Australian.

Meanwhile, iron ore prices dropped more than two per cent on Tuesday, after steel mills in China were ordered to reduce output by up to 50 per cent to ensure blue skies for congress.

Shares in BHP were 0.8 per cent higher to $40.37, Rio Tinto was up 0.1 per cent and Fortescue Metals retreated 0.4 per cent.It comes after the Reserve Bank of Australia released its twice-yearly financial stability review on Friday and predicted economic growth would slow.

“In Europe, high and volatile energy prices are complicating the macroeconomic outlook and could exacerbate fragilities related to high sovereign debt and banking exposures in some euro area economies,” the RBA said.

“Emerging market economies that are commodity-importers or are more reliant on foreign currency funding are particularly vulnerable to financial stress.”

China has provided further policy support to boost the stressed property market, but the RBA warned the country’s challenges were complex.

“The outlook is increasingly uncertain,” the RBA said.

From Angie Raphael NCA NewsWire

10月12日亚市早盘，美元指数交投于113.30附近，美元周二在震荡交投中普涨，延续近期升势，美联储梅斯特表示，将需要进一步推进紧缩货币政策，同时地缘政治紧张局势的担忧使投资者感到不安；金价收低，盘中拉锯，投资者关键的美国通胀报告做准备，该报告预计将影响美联储的货币政策立场；油价延续上一交易日下跌近2%的走势，因为经济衰退的担忧和疫情蔓延引发了对全球需求的担忧。
(FROM FX678)

10月11日亚市早盘，美元指数交投于113.16附近，美元周一连续第四个交易日上涨，投资者翘首以待本周晚些时候美国公布的通胀数据；金价连续第四个交易日下跌，触及一周低点；油价收盘下跌超2%，尽管盘中油价一度触及一个月以来新高至93.61美元/桶，结束了连续五个交易日上涨的趋势，投资者担心经济阴云可能预示着全球经济衰退并打击燃料需求。

(From FX678)

10月7日亚市早盘，美元指数交投于112.24附近；周四美元连续第二个交易日攀升，投资者押注即将出炉的美国非农就业报告仍将强劲，将使美联储在一段时间内保持激进的紧缩路径；金价下跌，受累于美元和美债收益率攀升；原油上涨超1%，维持在近三周高位，此前OPEC+联盟同意将石油产量削减200万桶/日，为2020年以来最大幅度减产，此举将导致全球供应收紧。
(From FX678)

10月6日亚市早盘，美元指数交投于111.18附近；美元周三从近期的疲软中反弹，因投资者认为美联储对利率的激进立场可能不会改变；金价下滑超过1%，受美元和美国国债收益率跳升的影响；油价上涨近2%触及三周最高，此前OPEC+同意进行2020年新冠疫情以来最大幅度的减产，尽管市场吃紧且美国和其他国家反对这么做，美国上周原油和成品油库存均下降，也提振了油价。
(From FX678）