#australian dollar

The post Australian Dollar underperforms despite positive outcomes of Trump-Xi meet appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The Australian Dollar (AUD) trades lower against its major currency peers, is down 0.25% to near 0.7240 against the US Dollar (USD) during the European trading session on Thursday. The antipodean faces selling pressure even as comments from both United States (US) President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping indicate that trade relations between both economies will improve from hereon. Australian Dollar Price Today The table below shows the percentage change of Australian Dollar (AUD) against listed major currencies today. Australian Dollar was the weakest against the US Dollar. USD EUR GBP JPY CAD AUD NZD CHF USD 0.05% 0.08% 0.03% 0.10% 0.24% 0.07% -0.05% EUR -0.05% 0.02% -0.04% 0.04% 0.14% -0.01% -0.10% GBP -0.08% -0.02% -0.06% 0.02% 0.14% -0.03% -0.09% JPY -0.03% 0.04% 0.06% 0.05% 0.19% 0.01% -0.10% CAD -0.10% -0.04% -0.02% -0.05% 0.15% -0.05% -0.10% AUD -

The post Australian Dollar: Fiscal loosening and contained wages – TD Securities appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. TD Securities’ Global Strategy Team says Australia’s 2026/27 Budget is slightly stimulatory, with looser fiscal policy and more upbeat Treasury forecasts than the RBA. They also note Q1 wages matched expectations and remain contained for now, but higher short‑term inflation expectations could lift wage bargaining, leaving the RBA with potential for further policy tightening if Treasury’s outlook proves accurate. Budget and wages keep RBA on tightening watch “The 2026/27 Budget papers reveal a significant improvement in the underlying cash balance of A$45b over the forward estimates. “ “This budget is slightly stimulatory. The headline deficit increases from a deficit 1.6% of GDP in 2025/26 to 2.1% in 2026/27 and the headline cash deficit is projected to deteriorate vs the underlying over the next few years by roughly A$6.4b vs prior estimates. It’s not substantial, but