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Australian Dollar / US Dollar

AUD/USD · US dollars per Australian dollar · ECB reference rate, one fix per business day

0.6959+0.0048+0.69%upDelayed · ECB fix, Oct 16

What moves it

The cleanest liquid proxy for Chinese industrial demand. Tracks iron ore and the broader bulk commodity complex more closely than it tracks Australian data.

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Rest of the currencies

Currencies
InstrumentPriceChange%
EUR/USD1.1253+0.0045+0.40%up
GBP/USD1.3335+0.0088+0.66%up
USD/JPY158.02+0.04+0.03%up
USD/CHF0.8240−0.0062−0.75%down
USD/CAD1.4161−0.0046−0.32%down
NZD/USD0.5664+0.0063+1.12%up
Dollar Index101.71−0.40−0.39%down

Currencies: ECB reference rates, updated each business day; dollar index calculated from them. Commodities and yields: front-month futures, delayed about 15 minutes. Not for trading.