Australian dollar buckles under World War Trump

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DXY is still looming as the comeback kid amid World War Trump.

The AUD finally buckled, but it has been buoyant during Asian hours as unhedged Aussie fundies buy hedges for their dying Mag7 bets. North is trying to stabilise. Good luck with that amid the Dire Straits.

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Gold is still liquidating, suggesting margin calls elsewhere. Oil is melting up.

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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.