Tandis que les dollars australien et néo-zélandais peinent à mettre fin à la période de pertes, le rand South Africa ended the week on a high note and the yen is expected to have its best January in seven years. The Indian rupee is at an all-time low.

Australian and New Zealand dollars fought to avoid a fifth straight session of losses on Friday, as the looming threat of US tariffs on Mexico and Canada put a strain on currencies that are heavily exposed to trade. The New Zealand dollar held steady at $0.5642, after sliding 1.2% for the week and moving away from a high of $0.5723. The Australian dollar was also put under pressure by a surprisingly low domestic inflation report, which fuelled expectations that the Reserve Bank of Australia would cut its 4.35% interest rate by a quarter point at its February 18 meeting

The South African Rand advanced on Friday, supported by rising precious metal prices and by the hawkish tone of the local central bank when announcing its monetary policy a day earlier. At 0825 GMT, the rand was trading at 18.56 against the dollar, about 0.3% stronger than its previous closure.

The yen was on track for its best start to a monthly year since 2018 on Friday, helped by the idea that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) should continue to raise rates this year while its global peers elsewhere seek to relax their policies. In Japan, the yen rose slightly to 154.19 per dollar, after having already climbed by more than 1% over the week. It is expected to gain 1.9% over the month, which would be its best January performance in seven years

The Indian rupee fell to an all-time low on Friday, as the threat of US tariffs under President Donald Trump weighed on most Asian currencies, while the Reserve Bank of India likely stepped in to support the local currency, traders said. The rupee fell to 86.65 per dollar, eclipsing its previous record of 86.6475