周三,澳元微涨至0.651美元以上,结束了连续四个交易日的下跌,因为美元走软超过了疲软的国内通胀数据。在美联储做出政策决定之前,美元有所回落,预计将保持利率不变,尽管市场对任何暗示9月份可能降息的信号仍持谨慎态度。在澳大利亚,第二季度消费者价格以四年多来最慢的速度上涨,整体CPI环比0.7%,同比2.1%,核心通胀率降至三年低点2.7%,均低于预期,也在澳大利亚储备银行的2-3%目标范围内。较弱的通胀数据强化了鸽派的预期,市场现在已经完全消化了澳大利亚储备银行8月份会议降息25个基点的影响。在贸易方面,由于美国商务部长霍华德·卢特尼克排除了任何推迟特朗普总统周五关税最后期限的可能性,而与中国的单独谈判在推迟额外关税方面没有取得进展,因此谨慎态度依然存在。
The Australian dollar edged higher to above $0.651 on Wednesday, ending its four-session losing streak, as a weaker US dollar outweighed soft domestic inflation figures. The greenback eased ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy decision, with expectations for a rate hold, though markets remained cautious about any signals hinting at a possible cut in September. In Australia, consumer prices rose at the slowest pace in over four years in Q2, with headline CPI at 0.7% QoQ and 2.1% YoY, and core inflation easing to a three-year low of 2.7% YoY—both below forecasts and within the RBA’s 2–3% target range. The weaker inflation print reinforced dovish expectations, and markets have now fully priced in a 25 basis point rate cut at the RBA’s August meeting. On the trade front, caution lingered as US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick ruled out any delay to President Trump’s Friday tariff deadline, while separate talks with China ended without progress on delaying additional tariffs.