周二,澳元走强至0.658美元左右,连续第三个交易日上涨,因为对政府可能关闭的担忧日益加剧,美元走弱。除非共和党人和民主党人在最后一刻达成协议,否则政府资金将于周二午夜失效,尽管唐纳德·特朗普总统和反对派领导人在白宫举行的会议几乎没有取得进展。在国内经济方面,2025年8月,私营部门信贷环比增长0.6%,与市场预期相符,但与7月0.7%的增长略有放缓。与此同时,经季节性调整的8月份批准的住宅总数环比下降6%,至14744套,从向上修正的10%的下降中有所缓解,但与预测的3%的增长率相悖。投资者现在关注的是澳大利亚储备银行今天晚些时候的利率决定,市场普遍预计央行将把官方现金利率维持在3.60%。
The Australian dollar strengthened to around $0.658 on Tuesday, marking its third consecutive session of gains, as the greenback weakened amid growing concerns over a potential government shutdown. Government funding is set to lapse at midnight on Tuesday unless Republicans and Democrats reach a last-minute agreement, though a White House meeting between President Donald Trump and opposition leaders showed little progress. On the domestic economic front, the private sector credit rose by 0.6% month-over-month in August 2025, matching market expectations but slightly easing from a 0.7% gain in July. Meanwhile, the seasonally adjusted number of total dwellings approved fell by 6% month-on-month to 14,744 units in August, easing from an upwardly revised 10% fall but defying the forecasted 3% growth. Investors are now focused on the RBA’s interest rate decision later today, with markets broadly anticipating that the central bank will maintain the Official Cash Rate at 3.60%.