AUD drops to 0.55

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  1. openeyes

    openeyes Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    That is really interesting. I really cant fathom how that can be the case. I assume that this industry has not as yet been affected. Hopefully some industries can continue to operate with little interruption. The collapse in BHP and RIO share prices seem to suggest that there is more to this picture albeit the copper price has impacts to them.
     
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    I am in Singapore on holidays and have seen the exchange rate drop from 91cents to 81 cents in 3 weeks. Thank god I changed most of my money when I arrived.
     
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    And in a flash we are back at .5775 - that's huge in the space of 3 hours or so.


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    Regardless of the current price, I won't be optimistic on base metals, unless other countries take up the slack.

    The reason being the Coronavirus might have changed the Chinese mindset. Before, they were pursuing construction and infrastructure, building the biggest airport, building skyscrapers even in the middle of rice fields, building high speed rail lines to remote villagers and mountains.

    Moving on, they will focus more on technology and healthcare services.
     
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    The Australian Reserve bank has just announced a .25% emergency interest rate cut and it has announced that it will engage in quantitive easing, I would guess that this is the reason for the AUD fall.
     
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    66rounds Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    If silver supply falls, how will we even get our hands on physical? It'll be the end of silver.
     
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    sgbuyer Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    The price will have to adjust upwards. Why don't gold go out of stock? Because it's expensive, so people can't buy too much of it. Silver is now out of stock because it's too cheap.
     
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    If the price corrects you will no longer be buying, you will be selling. Self defeating prophecy.
     
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    Exactly. The market had been factoring it in all day. Expect it to most likely drift back up towards 60c?
     
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    I purchased some coins from a US dealer in early February priced in USD. The items were not delivered (UPS problem), so the sale price was refunded this week.

    With the fall in the AUD during that 5 week period, the AUD refund amount was more than the AUD sale price. Is this a silver lining?
     
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    Not when you pay with PayPal... they take most of your profits from AUD fall... eitherway, you're still screwed
     

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