Australian Dollar Jun '26 (A6M26)
Australian Dollar Futures Market News and Commentary
The dollar index (DXY00) on Thursday rose by +0.14%. The dollar recovered from early losses on Thursday and moved higher after stocks gave up early gains and turned lower, boosting liquidity demand for the dollar. The dollar also found support on Thursday’s dollar-friendly news on weekly jobless claims, Q1 nonfarm productivity, Q1 unit labor costs, construction spending, and consumer credit. In addition, hawkish comments from Boston Fed President Susan Collins and Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack were supportive of the dollar when they said they favored keeping interest rates on hold.Â
The dollar initially moved lower on Thursday amid optimism that a peace deal between the US and Iran is imminent, which curbed safe-haven demand for the dollar today. Also, Thursday’s early rally in the S&P 500 to a new record high dampened liquidity demand for the dollar.Â
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Barchart · Thu May 7, 2:43PM CDT
The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Thursday rose by +0.14%. The dollar recovered from early losses on Thursday and moved higher after stocks gave up early gains...
Barchart · Thu May 7, 9:34AM CDT
The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down by -0.14% but remains above Wednesday's 2.5-month low. Optimism that a peace deal between the US and Iran is imminent...
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Barchart · Wed May 6, 2:37PM CDT
The dollar index (DXY00 ) fell to a 2.5-month low on Wednesday and finished down by -0.45%. Optimism that a peace deal between the US and Iran is imminent...
Barchart · Wed May 6, 9:35AM CDT
The dollar index (DXY00 ) tumbled to a 2.5-month low today and is down by -0.46%. Optimism that a peace deal between the US and Iran is near is weighing...
Barchart · Tue May 5, 2:32PM CDT
The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Tuesday rose by +0.09%. The dollar rose slightly on Tuesday after the US March trade deficit was reported to be smaller than...
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