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Currency: Australian and New Zealand dollars, and the yuan up; the rupee down, the yen stable

23/01/2026
Source : ORISHAS FINANCE
Categories: Economy/Forex

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At the end of the week, dollars Australian and New Zealand were about to get acquainted their best week in nine months. While the yuan Chinese reached its highest level in nearly 32 months. The rupee Indian risks falling to a new low Historical and the yen is remained stable.

The American dollar was about to hit its highest Sharp weekly decline in a year after President Donald's threats Trump concerning Greenland and its abrupt reversal worried investors. The dollar was the main victim of the concerns of investors in the foreign exchange markets, with American assets having been hit hard at the beginning of the week in a context of geopolitical tensions increasing.

The dollar index, which measures the value of The American currency, compared to six units, was 98.366 after fell by 0.58% in the previous session, on the verge of falling by 1%, its worst weekly performance since January 2025.

The dollars Australian and New Zealand were about to get acquainted Friday their best week in nine months, with political uncertainty weighing on on the US dollar, while a high inflation rate in Australia supported the kiwi more.

In New Zealand, a 0.6% increase in prices at consumption during the December quarter accelerated inflation annual at 3.1%, its highest level since mid-2024 and higher than market forecasts that expected 3%.

The New Zealand dollar settled at $0.5910, after an increase of 1.4% in the previous session. It displays a growth of 2.8% over the week and aims for bullish objectives at $0.6007 and $0.6120.

The Australian dollar stood at $0.6840, after having jumped 1.2% overnight to reach a 16-month high at $0.6845.

This represents an increase of 2.2% over the week and paves the way for a peak starting in 2024 at $0.6943.

The Australian dollar also hit a high in 19 months against the yen at 108.40, and a high in nine months against the euro at 0.5827.

The euro remained stable at 1.1746 dollars, oscillating nearly reaching its highest level in three weeks, reached at the beginning of the week, while the British pound traded at 1.3496 dollars, close to its highest high level in two weeks reached during the previous session.

The Chinese yuan hit its highest on Friday level in nearly 32 months against the US dollar, after the bank Centrale raised its official interest rate above the psychological threshold Important of 7 yuan to the dollar for the first time since 2023.

Based on Friday's midpoint, the value of the yuan compared to the main trading partners, measured by the CFETS index, weighted by trade, fell to its lowest level of the year, at 98.24.

On the spot market, the onshore yuan fell strengthened by 0.05% to 6.9635 per dollar at 03:40 GMT, while its Offshore peer traded up 0.07% to 6.9592.

The yen is remained stable after the Bank of Japan kept rates unchanged Friday, as expected, while the US dollar headed for its highest sharp weekly drop in a year after geopolitical tensions and abrupt policy changes concerning Greenland have destabilized the investors.

The yen weakened slightly to 158.70 following the decision of the Bank of Japan concerning its key rates and after It raised its economic and inflation forecasts, thus underlining the willingness of the central bank to continue to raise borrowing costs still low.

LA rupee Indian risks falling to a new low Historic Friday, expectations of new losses strengthening flows unbalanced and stimulating the demand for coverage.

The 1-month undeliverable futures contract suggests that The rupee will open broadly unchanged from the close on Thursday at 91.63, uncomfortably close to its all-time low of 91.7425, reached the day before.

Although the rupee recovered slightly On Thursday, the evolution of its course highlighted the pressures under which the currency continues to be confronted.

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