{
  "id": 16980529,
  "title": "Australian Dollar holds above 0.7050 as hot CPI boosts RBA hike bets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/australian-dollar-holds-above-0-7050-as-hot-cpi-boosts-rba-hike-bets",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-28T23:17:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "FXStreet",
    "slug": "fxstreet",
    "url": "https://www.fxstreet.com/news/australian-dollar-holds-above-07050-as-hot-cpi-boosts-rba-hike-bets-202610282317"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Australian Dollar managed to stay above 0.7050 on Wednesday, with inflation data boosting expectations of a rate increase from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). The Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady, and Fed Chair Kevin Warsh suggested the committee is prepared to act if needed to meet their 2% inflation target, measured by the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE). Australia's Trimmed Mean CPI increased to 3.7% year-over-year in September, surpassing the previous 3.5%. RBA Deputy Governor Hauser stated that inflation is too high. ANZ analysts anticipate a 25 basis points rate hike in November and expect upward revisions to the RBA's inflation forecasts in the November Monetary Policy Statement (SMP). With Australia being a resource-rich country, the price of its leading export, Iron Ore, plays a significant role in the AUD. The health of China, Australia's largest trading partner, also impacts the AUD, as well as overall market sentiment – whether investors are taking on more risk (risk-on) or seeking safe-havens (risk-off). The RBA's primary goal is to maintain a stable inflation rate of 2-3% by adjusting interest rates up or down.",
  "summary": "The AUD/USD drifts higher by 0.40% on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve held rates unchanged, while Fed Chair Kevin Warsh hinted that \"officials had made clear our readiness to act as circumstances require, and we have shown our willingness to act.” The AUD/USD trades at 0.7053.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}