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ABC News explains that the US Federal Reserve's 25-basis-point rate cut lifted the Australian dollar by about 0.5% within seconds. The article says lower US rates make Australian assets more attractive and that the Reserve Bank wants to avoid an appreciating exchange rate given slowing growth.
Fed rate moves shift global capital flows and the dollar, which affects dollar-priced commodity values and Australian export competitiveness. The article is explanatory and reports no new supply or demand shock.
abc.net.auNov 1, 2019After 1,637 past bearish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (39% higher; middle half -0.6% to +0.3%), and -0.2% over 20.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
