Australian dollar bombed in Iran

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DXY is still thinking about rising.

AUD has been bombed by Irna but is holding support at former resistence.

Who’s your Daddy?

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Golden rocket offering no entry points.

AI metals blowoff supreme.

EM hit with a Chinese margin call.

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Still no support from junk.

A little bit of safe haven buying.

Stocks nervy.

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The fog of war has settled over Iran.

Early in the US session, it appeared airstrikes were imminent.

Later, there was more mollified rhetoric from the White House.

The AUD ebbed and flowed accordingly.

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Anarcho-imperialism is here as a market driver.

Yet it is very hard to pick.

As a high-beta currency, AUD is your friend in this provided your portfolio has strong offshore exposure.

About the author
David Llewellyn-Smith is Chief Strategist at the MB Fund and MB Super. David is the founding publisher and editor of MacroBusiness and was the founding publisher and global economy editor of The Diplomat, the Asia Pacific’s leading geo-politics and economics portal. He is also a former gold trader and economic commentator at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, the ABC and Business Spectator. He is the co-author of The Great Crash of 2008 with Ross Garnaut and was the editor of the second Garnaut Climate Change Review.