{
  "id": 12915933,
  "title": "Australian Dollar slips as hawkish Fed, elevated US yields sustain USD",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/australian-dollar-slips-as-hawkish-fed-elevated-us-yields-sustain-usd",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-08T15:51:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "FXStreet",
    "slug": "fxstreet",
    "url": "https://www.fxstreet.com/news/australian-dollar-slips-as-hawkish-fed-elevated-us-yields-sustain-usd-202610081551"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Australian Dollar experienced a decline on Thursday, trading near 0.6950, marking a 0.20% decrease for the day. The AUD continues to face pressure against the US Dollar, bolstered by US Treasury yields near multi-decade highs and the anticipation of additional Federal Reserve tightening. The benchmark 10-year US Treasury yield approached 5.27% on Thursday after reaching 5.36% on Wednesday, the highest level since 2002. Although yields have eased, they remain elevated due to surging oil prices, which heighten inflation concerns, and the growing US government debt, fiscal concerns, and robust economic growth. The US Dollar benefits from the Fed's hawkish stance, as evident from the unanimous support for a 25-basis-point interest rate hike at the September Federal Open Market Committee meeting, raising the benchmark rate to 3.75%-4.00%. Most policymakers are considering further hikes before the year-end due to inflation risks. Westpac analysts highlighted that the September FOMC minutes bolstered the hawkish tone, with most participants expecting more tightening and nearly all foreseeing upward pressure on inflation. Fed Governor Christopher Waller reiterated the need for further rate hikes, expressing flexibility in the pace of tightening while describing the US labor market as solid and stable despite slower job creation. The latest employment data underscore the US economy's resilience, with initial jobless claims falling to 197K in the week ending October 3, below market expectations of 200K. In Australia, inflation expectations rose to 5.3% in October from 4.9%, indicating persistent price pressures, particularly with rising global energy costs. This data suggests a potential interest rate hike by the Reserve Bank of Australia. The ASX Rate Tracker indicates a 27% probability of another rate increase to 4.85% at the RBA's next policy meeting. Former RBA board member Ian Harper suggested another rate hike this year is plausible, though not the most likely scenario. Despite expectations of further monetary tightening, AUD/USD remains subdued by the US Dollar's strength and the elevated US Treasury yields. Geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran, as well as potential disruptions to shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz, sustain safe-haven demand for the US Dollar, adding to the Greenback's advantage over risk-sensitive currencies like the Australian Dollar. On the charts, AUD/USD is trading at 0.6954, below both the 100-period simple moving average (SMA) at 0.6963 and the 200-period SMA at 0.6966, hinting at consolidative rather than trending momentum, with the Relative Strength Index (RSI) at 48. A break above these short-term averages could open the way to 0.6980 and 0.7005, with a stronger support at 0.6907 and a more substantial structural floor at 0.6883.",
  "summary": "AUD/USD extends its decline for the second consecutive day on Thursday, trading around 0.6950, down 0.20% on the day at the time of writing.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}