AUD/USD rebounds to near 0.6040 as China vows stimulus to support economy

AUD/USD recovers to near 0.6040 as Beijing discusses fresh monetary stimulus to stabilize their economy.
The escalating trade war between the US and China could dampen the recovery move in the Australian Dollar.
Potential US recession fears keep the US Dollar on the backfoot.

Sagar Dua FXStreet

The AUD/USD pair bounces back to near 0.6040 in Monday’s European session from the fresh five-year low of 0.5930 posted earlier in the day. The Aussie pair gains as the Australian Dollar (AUD) strengthens after China’s top officials consider accelerating monetary stimulus to stabilize their markets in the face of fresh tariffs announced by United States (US) President Donald Trump on Wednesday.

China’s attempt to stimulate their economic growth bodes well for the Australian Dollar, given Australia’s high dependency on exports to them.

However, the outlook of the Australian economy remains uncertain as Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers stated that the nation expects “big hits to us and Chinese growth”. Also, a swift acceleration in Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) dovish bets due to Trump’s tariffs could dampen the AUD’s performance.

US President Trump has announced 54% reciprocal tariffs on China in an attempt to fix a significant budget deficit. This has led to a trade war between the two as China has also proposed a 34% import duty on the US as a countermeasure.

Additionally, Trump is reluctant to negotiate with Chinese officials to ease tariffs that are resulting in further escalation in trade tensions between the two. "They want to talk, but there’s no talk unless they pay us a lot of money on a yearly basis," Trump said over the weekend.

Meanwhile, the US Dollar (USD) demonstrates high volatility as investors expect Trump's tariffs to lead to a US economic recession this year. Analysts at JP Morgan expect the US economy to end the year with a 0.3% decline in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth.

US-China Trade War FAQs

What does “trade war” mean?

Generally speaking, a trade war is an economic conflict between two or more countries due to extreme protectionism on one end. It implies the creation of trade barriers, such as tariffs, which result in counter-barriers, escalating import costs, and hence the cost of living.

What is the US-China trade war?

An economic conflict between the United States (US) and China began early in 2018, when President Donald Trump set trade barriers on China, claiming unfair commercial practices and intellectual property theft from the Asian giant. China took retaliatory action, imposing tariffs on multiple US goods, such as automobiles and soybeans. Tensions escalated until the two countries signed the US-China Phase One trade deal in January 2020. The agreement required structural reforms and other changes to China’s economic and trade regime and pretended to restore stability and trust between the two nations. However, the Coronavirus pandemic took the focus out of the conflict. Yet, it is worth mentioning that President Joe Biden, who took office after Trump, kept tariffs in place and even added some additional levies.

Trade war 2.0

The return of Donald Trump to the White House as the 47th US President has sparked a fresh wave of tensions between the two countries. During the 2024 election campaign, Trump pledged to impose 60% tariffs on China once he returned to office, which he did on January 20, 2025. With Trump back, the US-China trade war is meant to resume where it was left, with tit-for-tat policies affecting the global economic landscape amid disruptions in global supply chains, resulting in a reduction in spending, particularly investment, and directly feeding into the Consumer Price Index inflation.

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Sagar Dua

FXStreet

Sagar Dua is associated with the financial markets from his college days. Along with pursuing post-graduation in Commerce in 2014, he started his markets training with chart analysis.

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