The New Zealand Dollar, United States Dollar, and Others

Let’s check the main currencies. The hopes of the virus containment are supporting Asian currencies. Moreover, the New Zealand Dollar is soaring.

Asian currencies are holding firm, but they are moving slightly.

After the Reserve Bank of New Zealand dropped easing bias, the kiwi jumped.

Ahead on Wednesday, the trade-exposed Asian currencies edged. It was buoyed by optimism that the spread of the coronavirus is slowing. After the central bank dropped its easing bias, the kiwi leaped.

As of Tuesday, across mainland China, there were 2,015 new confirmed infections. Since January 30, it is the lowest daily raise. The outbreak might be over by April, said China’s senior medical adviser.

The news made currency markets stabilize after a steep sell-down of China-exposed assets. Worries about the virus coincided with robust economic data. Thus, the United States dollar had soaked up safe-haven flows and handed back some gains.

Dollar and Others

The Australian dollar is sensitive to China’s fortunes. It is because of Australia’s commodity-driven export profile, which firmed 0.3% to $0.6728. Meanwhile, the safe-haven Japanese yen was a little softer, and China’s yuan was modestly stronger.

Vishnu Varathan is head of economics at Mizohu Bank in Singapore. He said that two things are giving cause for optimism. Firstly, the rate of infections is slowing down. Secondly, the number of recoveries are rising faster than deaths. Markets are pulling back from the verge of the cliff. They have avoided a free fall adds the head of economics at Mizohu Bank in Singapore, Vishnu Varathan.

Nevertheless, rates have stabilized rather than recovered. It is pointing to plenty of caution remaining.

From the epidemic in China, more than 1,100 people have died. Around two percent of people were infected. With factory closures hitting supply chains from carmakers to tech firms, the economy has also been upended.

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