周二,澳元兑美元汇率保持在0.651美元左右,对美中高层贸易谈判进展的乐观情绪仍然支撑着澳元。财政部长斯科特·贝森特率领美国代表团在伦敦与中国副总理何立峰及其团队进行了会谈,重点讨论了稀土出口和贸易限制的潜在放宽。在美国总统唐纳德·特朗普和中国习近平主席进行了期待已久的通话,以及上个月在瑞士达成的贸易协议之后,上周宣布了将持续到周二的讨论。在澳大利亚,消费者信心今年第四次上升,西太平洋银行墨尔本研究所消费者信心指数环比上涨0.5%,至6月份的92.6。与此同时,商业信心有所改善,NAB商业信心指数从上个月的-1升至5月的2,这是自1月以来首次转为正值,达到四个月来的最高水平。
The Australian dollar held its gains around $0.651 on Tuesday, remaining buoyed by optimism over progress in high-level trade talks between the US and China. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent led the US delegation in talks with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng and his team in London, focusing on rare earth exports and the potential easing of trade restrictions. The discussions, set to continue through Tuesday, were announced last week following a long-anticipated call between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, as well as last month’s trade deal in Switzerland. In Australia, consumer sentiment rose for the fourth time this year, with the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment Index increasing by 0.5% month-over-month to 92.6 in June. Meanwhile, business confidence improved, with the NAB Business Confidence Index rising to 2 in May from -1 in the previous month—turning positive for the first time since January and reaching its highest level in four months.