Australian Dollar Hits 15-week Low
AUDUSD decreased to 0.69, the lowest since July 2026. Over the past 4 weeks, Australian Dollar US Dollar lost 2.49%, and in the last 12 months, it increased 6.58%.
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AUDUSD decreased to 0.69, the lowest since July 2026. Over the past 4 weeks, Australian Dollar US Dollar lost 2.49%, and in the last 12 months, it increased 6.58%.
The Australian dollar fell below $0.70, hitting a nine-week low after August inflation figures undershot forecasts, trimming bets of near-term interest rate hikes. The monthly CPI rose 0.4%, below the expected 0.5%, while the annual pace accelerated to 4% from 3.5% in July but was below the 4.1% forecast. The trimmed-m
August CPI rose 0.4% versus 0.5% expected, lifting the annual rate to 4.0%. Core inflation rose 0.2% versus 0.3% forecast.
The euro and Swiss franc fell to 16-month lows against the dollar, while the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield settled above 5% after touching its highest since June 2007. The Australian dollar weakened after the Reserve Bank of Australia raised rates as expected.
(Updates with market reaction in paragraph 2 and 3, quotes from ABS in paragraph 6 and 7.) SYDNEY, Sept 24 (Reuters) — Australian employment rose more than forecast in August but the unemployment rate still hit a five-year high as more people went looking for work, data showed on Thursday. The mixed report was not enou
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