{
  "id": 8865937,
  "title": "Australian Dollar outperforms its peers on hawkish RBA bets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/australian-dollar-outperforms-its-peers-on-hawkish-rba-bets",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-21T06:43:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "FXStreet",
    "slug": "fxstreet",
    "url": "https://www.fxstreet.com/news/australian-dollar-outperforms-its-peers-on-hawkish-rba-bets-202609210643"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Monday, the Australian Dollar (AUD) experienced a surge against major currencies, except the US Dollar (USD), as financial markets bet on the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) raising interest rates during an upcoming meeting. The AUD was notably stronger against the Canadian Dollar, with a percentage change of +0.62%. The RBA had already increased its Official Cash Rate (OCR) to 4.35% this year, with analysts at Commerzbank predicting an 85% chance of a 25 basis point hike during the next week's monetary policy board meeting. RBA Governor Michele Bullock also warned of upside inflation risks, indicating that monetary tightening may not be enough to bring inflation back to the target. The US Dollar (USD) outperformed the AUD as the Federal Reserve (Fed) was expected to deliver more interest rate hikes to counter rising US inflation risks. The AUD/USD pair traded at 0.7125, holding just below the 20-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) at 0.7141, and was showing neutral-to-soft momentum on the Relative Strength Index (RSI). Analysts noted that a strong economy may encourage the RBA to raise interest rates, further supporting the Australian Dollar.",
  "summary": "The Australian Dollar (AUD) trades higher against its major currency peers, except the US Dollar (USD), on Monday. The Australian currency is marginally down to near 0.7120 against the US Dollar in the European trading session.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "FXStreet",
        "title": "US Dollar: Gradual upside after hawkish Fed hike – HSBC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/us-dollar-gradual-upside-after-hawkish-fed-hike-hsbc",
        "published": "2026-09-21T08:26:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}