{
  "id": 6811257,
  "title": "AUD/USD Price Forecast: Doji high guards bulls as Fed bets bite",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/aud-usd-price-forecast-doji-high-guards-bulls-as-fed-bets-bite",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-11T22:01:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "FXStreet",
    "slug": "fxstreet",
    "url": "https://www.fxstreet.com/news/aud-usd-price-forecast-doji-high-guards-bulls-as-fed-bets-bite-202609112201"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The AUD/USD pair closed the week on a modestly higher note, after a decline of 0.45% amid expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike next week. However, the market showed resilience, as the price reached 0.7171, marking an increase of 0.38% from the previous day. From a technical standpoint, the AUD/USD finished the week on the defensive, suggesting a potential consolidation phase ahead. Momentum, as gauged by the Relative Strength Index (RSI), remained bullish, pointing to further upside potential. For the pair to realize this upside, it must first clear the high of the 'doji' pattern formed on September 9 at 0.7237. If successful, the subsequent resistance level would be the May 6 high at 0.7277, followed by the 0.7300 milestone. Should the pair fall below the September 11 low of 0.7150, it could then target the 0.7100 region. The next downside barriers would be the 100-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) at 0.7080, then the 50-day SMA at 0.7066. The Australian Dollar performed best against the Swiss Franc in today's data. The heat map illustrates the percentage changes between major currencies against each other. For instance, locating the Australian Dollar on the left column and moving horizontally to the US Dollar reveals the AUD/USD percentage change. Markets analyst, news editor, and trading instructor with over a decade of experience in FX, commodities, US equity indices, and global macro markets. AUD/USD stabilized near the mid-0.7100s during the Asian session on Friday, halting the significant decline witnessed the previous day. The August Producer Price Index (PPI) report reinforced worries about a rate hike by the Federal Reserve, which strengthened the US Dollar and pressured the Australian Dollar. Still, hawkish expectations from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) mitigated the AUD's losses, as investors await US consumer inflation data before making additional bets. USD/JPY remained pressured near the 154.00 level in the Asian session on Friday, following robust Japanese PPI data that fueled a more hawkish stance from the Bank of Japan (BoJ) and provided further support to the Japanese Yen. Nonetheless, downside risks are contained as the US Dollar maintains recent gains ahead of the latest US consumer inflation data. Gold experienced a rebound on Friday, trading near the $4,440 mark per ounce, as the US Dollar oscillated between gains and losses at week's end.",
  "summary": "The AUD/USD ended the day in the green but finished the week 0.45% lower amid growing bets that the Fed will raise rates next week, boosting the US Dollar. Nevertheless, on Friday, the pair traded at 0.7171, up a decent 0.38%.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/wti-oil-price-forecast-corrects-lower-after-reaching-overbought-levels",
        "published": "2026-09-11T16:02:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}