周五，澳元兑美元汇率几乎没有变化，跌至0.642美元左右，暂停了其四个交易日的连跌，但本周将下跌1.3%，这是其第二周下跌。美元走强对美元造成压力，美元正走向稳健的每周表现，因为全球市场正在为美联储主席杰罗姆·鲍威尔的杰克逊霍尔演讲做准备，这可能会影响利率的短期走势。早些时候，美国疲软的就业数据提振了人们对大幅削减的希望，但美联储的谨慎言论和持续的通胀风险使市场定价在9月份有所下降。在国内方面，市场几乎完全消化了澳大利亚储备银行9月份再次降息25个基点的预期，这将使利率降至3.35%，预计进一步宽松至3.10%。与此同时，商业活动的明显回升为澳元提供了一些支撑，8月份制造业加速至59.2，服务业从上月的54.1升至55.1。

The Australian dollar was little changed to around $0.642 on Friday, pausing its four-session losing streak, but on track for a 1.3% drop for the week, its second weekly decline. The currency was pressured by a firmer US dollar, which is heading for a solid weekly performance as global markets braced for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole speech that could shape the near-term path for interest rates. Earlier, weaker US jobs data had fueled hopes for aggressive cuts, but cautious Fed remarks and persistent inflation risks have since left market pricing in a smaller September move. On the domestic front, markets remained nearly fully priced for another 25 bps cut by the Reserve Bank of Australia in September, which would take rates to 3.35%, with further easing expected toward 3.10%. Meanwhile, a marked pickup in business activity lent some support to the Aussie, with manufacturing accelerating to 59.2 in August and services rising to 55.1 from 54.1 in the prior month.