周四，澳元保持在0.649美元左右的近期涨幅，因为美元走弱和中国服务业采购经理人指数的上升超过了国内贸易平衡的下降。在美国经济数据疲软的情况下，美元仍面临压力，交易员等待当天晚些时候的贸易和失业救济申请数据。澳元进一步获得支撑，此前中国最大贸易伙伴财新服务业PMI从4月的50.7升至5月的51.1，预示着持续扩张。与此同时，澳大利亚4月份的贸易顺差收窄至54.1亿澳元，低于预期，低于3月份修订后的68.9亿澳元。下降的原因是出口下降2.4%，进口增长1.1%。在地缘政治方面，贸易发展也引起了人们的关注，因为特朗普称与习打交道“极其困难”，尽管早些时候有人建议两位领导人可以在本周发表讲话，而中国则着眼于与空客达成一项重大协议，以向更紧密的欧盟关系转变。

The Australian dollar held its recent gains around $0.649 on Thursday, as a weaker US dollar and an uptick in China’s services PMI outweighed a decline in domestic trade balance. The greenback remained under pressure amid soft US economic data, with traders awaiting trade and jobless claims figures later in the day. The Aussie found further support after China’s Caixin Services PMI, a key indicator from its largest trading partner, rose to 51.1 in May from 50.7 in April, signaling continued expansion. Meanwhile, Australia’s trade surplus narrowed to AUD 5.41 billion in April, below expectations and down from a revised AUD 6.89 billion in March. The decline was driven by a 2.4% fall in exports and a 1.1% rise in imports. On the geopolitical front, trade developments also drew attention as Trump called it “extremely hard” to deal with Xi, despite earlier suggestions that the two leaders could speak this week, while China eyes a major Airbus deal in a shift toward closer EU ties.