Aussie dollar AUD/USD
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The "Aussie": the currency of a commodity economy closely tied to China and metal prices.
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Aussie dollar is up 0.43% over the day, now 0.6979. Over 30 days −1.9%.
Tilt: bearish. A notable fall over the month. The dollar is strengthening, which usually weighs on this asset.
Fed rate decision, Oct 28 (market prices: hold 82%).
Price history
Daily closes · Yahoo Finance
What is behind the price
Central banks
AUD · Reserve Bank of Australia
4.60% (cash rate target) · as of Oct 16
Rate gap: +0.60 pp in favour of AUD. Money is drawn to the higher rate, but price reacts to changes in the gap, not its level.
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Key numbers
- Price
- 0.6979
- Previous close
- 0.6949
- 7 days
- −0.09%
- 30 days
- −1.92%
- 1 year
- +7.66%
- 52-week high
- 0.7277
- 52-week low
- 0.6422
- 200-day average
- 0.7043
- Quote time
- Oct 19, 17:18 UTC
- Source
- Yahoo Finance (delayed)
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What is Aussie dollar?
The "Aussie": the currency of a commodity economy closely tied to China and metal prices.
What moves the price of AUD/USD?
Reserve Bank of Australia rate, China data, commodity prices, risk appetite.
Where do the numbers on this page come from and how often do they update?
Delayed Yahoo Finance quotes refreshed every few hours. Macro from FRED (St. Louis Fed), company filings from SEC EDGAR. Each block names its source.
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