Following the publication of the high-impact China’s activity data for November, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) expressed its outlook on the economy during its press conference on Monday.
Key quotes (via Reuters)
Economy generally stable in Nov, sees increasing positive changes.
Trend of recovery in consumption has not changed.
Will implement more policies to expand domestic demand.
New policies will gain more traction, but external situation has become more complex and severe.
Expect property market to improve further.
Need to stablize employment, increase incomes to boost consumption capacity.
On track to achieve key economic targets in 2024.
External environment will become more complex and severe next year, trade protectionism is rising.
Market reaction
AUD/USD is holding gains above 0.6350, up 0.16% on the day, at the press time.
Australian Dollar PRICE Today
The table below shows the percentage change of Australian Dollar (AUD) against listed major currencies today. Australian Dollar was the strongest against the Japanese Yen.
| USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | -0.09% | -0.09% | 0.12% | -0.05% | -0.09% | -0.09% | -0.22% | |
| EUR | 0.09% | 0.06% | 0.32% | 0.11% | 0.18% | 0.06% | -0.07% | |
| GBP | 0.09% | -0.06% | 0.14% | 0.05% | 0.14% | -0.03% | -0.13% | |
| JPY | -0.12% | -0.32% | -0.14% | -0.19% | -0.21% | -0.22% | -0.27% | |
| CAD | 0.05% | -0.11% | -0.05% | 0.19% | 0.02% | -0.07% | -0.18% | |
| AUD | 0.09% | -0.18% | -0.14% | 0.21% | -0.02% | -0.12% | -0.25% | |
| NZD | 0.09% | -0.06% | 0.03% | 0.22% | 0.07% | 0.12% | -0.13% | |
| CHF | 0.22% | 0.07% | 0.13% | 0.27% | 0.18% | 0.25% | 0.13% |
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