RBA's Hauser: AUD has been a well-functioning 'natural' hedge for global risk assets
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser said on Tuesday, “the Australian Dollar (AUD) has been a well-functioning 'natural' hedge for global risk assets.”
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Uncertainty obviously remains high.
But predictions of the death of the US dollar and Australian hedging model appear somewhat premature.
Pension funds will have to expand use of FX hedging over time to avoid hitting concentration limits.
That especially as funds will have to invest more overseas given the lack of domestic assets.
Market reaction
At the time of writing, AUD/USD is modestly flat on the day, just below 10-month highs of 0.6676.
Australian Dollar Price Today
The table below shows the percentage change of Australian Dollar (AUD) against listed major currencies today. Australian Dollar was the strongest against the New Zealand Dollar.
| USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | -0.15% | -0.14% | -0.18% | -0.05% | 0.02% | 0.09% | -0.14% | |
| EUR | 0.15% | 0.01% | -0.16% | 0.09% | 0.22% | 0.22% | 0.00% | |
| GBP | 0.14% | -0.01% | -0.12% | 0.08% | 0.22% | 0.22% | -0.02% | |
| JPY | 0.18% | 0.16% | 0.12% | 0.19% | 0.26% | 0.08% | 0.07% | |
| CAD | 0.05% | -0.09% | -0.08% | -0.19% | 0.08% | 0.10% | -0.09% | |
| AUD | -0.02% | -0.22% | -0.22% | -0.26% | -0.08% | 0.09% | -0.21% | |
| NZD | -0.09% | -0.22% | -0.22% | -0.08% | -0.10% | -0.09% | -0.18% | |
| CHF | 0.14% | -0.01% | 0.02% | -0.07% | 0.09% | 0.21% | 0.18% |
The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the Australian Dollar from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the US Dollar, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent AUD (base)/USD (quote).
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Dhwani Mehta
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Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.
