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Aussie, N.Z. Dollars Fall After U.S. Says Bin Laden Is Dead
May 2 (Bloomberg) -- The Australian and New Zealand dollars fell against the greenback after a U.S. government official said al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has been killed.
The so-called Aussie and kiwi dropped as the announcement pushed up U.S. stock futures and Treasury yields, boosting the allure of assets in the world’s largest economy. Australia’s currency also declined as the central bank is forecast to keep its benchmark interest rate at 4.75 percent tomorrow, according to 21 of 22 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News.
“This is good news for the U.S., and that means the dollar gets bought,” said Kuniyuki Hirai, manager of foreign-exchange trading at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd., a unit of Japan’s largest lender. “This may reduce the burden of U.S. military expenses and prove that Obama’s operation was right.”
The Australian dollar fell to $1.0930 at 1:21 p.m. in Sydney from $1.0971 in New York on April 29. It earlier touched $1.1011, the highest level since the Aussie began trading freely in 1983. The so-called Aussie was at 89.20 yen from 89.06 yen.
New Zealand’s currency dropped to 80.62 U.S. cents from 80.99. It earlier reached 81.09 U.S. cents, the highest since March 2008. The kiwi fetched 65.80 yen from 65.75 yen.
Futures for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose 0.8 percent. Treasury 10-year yields gained two basis points to 3.31 percent. |
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