AUD/USD exchange rate
Australian dollar to United States dollar
Price history
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Key statistics
- 1 week
- -0.32%
- 1 month
- -2.18%
- 1 year
- +7.23%
- 52-week high
- 0.72569 May 7, 2026
- 52-week low
- 0.64455 Nov 21, 2025
- Average daily move
- 0.38% · 26 pips
- Typical weekly range
- 1.04%
AUD/USD at a glance
AUD/USD closed at 0.69588 on Oct 16, 2026, up 0.69% on the previous session. Over the past year the pair traded between a low of 0.64455 on Nov 21, 2025 and a high of 0.72569 on May 7, 2026, and it is up 7.23% over twelve months.
On an average day AUD/USD moves about 0.38% (26 pips), and in a typical week it covers a range of around 1.04% from high to low.
What moves AUD/USD
Australian dollar (AUD)
Set by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). The Australian dollar is a commodity and risk-sensitive currency, closely tied to iron ore prices and demand from China.
United States dollar (USD)
Set by the Federal Reserve (Fed). The United States dollar is the world's reserve currency; moves on Fed rate expectations, US jobs and inflation data, and global risk appetite.
When the AUD strengthens against the USD, AUD/USD rises. Interest-rate differences between the two central banks are usually the biggest long-term driver.
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All pairsRates are European Central Bank reference rates published each business day; they are not dealing prices. Statistics use daily closes since Oct 1, 2021.