{
  "id": 9777657,
  "title": "Australian Dollar rebounds from 0.7000 as US Dollar eases after strong week",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/australian-dollar-rebounds-from-0-7000-as-us-dollar-eases-after",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-25T14:17:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "FXStreet",
    "slug": "fxstreet",
    "url": "https://www.fxstreet.com/news/australian-dollar-rebounds-from-07000-as-us-dollar-eases-after-strong-week-202609251417"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Australian Dollar experienced a rebound from 0.7000 following a strong week for the US Dollar, which weakened due to an easing trend. The AUD/USD pair climbed to around 0.7025 by the time of writing, marking a 0.20% increase in value for the day. Despite this rebound, the AUD/USD pair is still on track for a significant decline this week, as it had approached the psychological level of 0.7000 earlier. The US Dollar Index (DXY), which gauges the strength of the US Dollar against a basket of six major currencies, dropped by 0.30% to 100.95 on Friday. This decline happened after the US Dollar had a strong week, driven by higher US Treasury yields and the belief that the Federal Reserve will continue to tighten monetary policy. Recent strong economic data from the United States, along with persisting wage and energy price pressures, have reinforced the expectation that interest rates may remain restrictive. Several officials from the Federal Reserve have also expressed a hawkish stance. New York Fed President John Williams indicated the possibility of another rate increase by the end of the year, and Philadelphia Fed President Anna Paulson suggested potential additional increases to bring inflation closer to the central bank's target. Consequently, investors have increased their expectations of another Fed move, which has increased the demand for US Treasury yields, further widening the monetary policy gap with several other major economies. The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index rose to 48.1 in September from 47.8, while the Consumer Expectations Index increased to 46.3 from 45.8, but both remained below their August readings. Elevated inflation expectations may reinforce the Fed's cautious approach to monetary policy, limiting the potential for a sustained US Dollar correction. In a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, some support was provided to the Australian Dollar, even though few concrete breakthroughs were made on sensitive issues like trade, artificial intelligence, and Taiwan. Relations between Washington and Beijing, which were described as reaching a new historical milestone, might generally support sentiment toward the Australian Dollar. On a domestic level, the expectation of an upcoming interest rate hike by the Reserve Bank of Australia adds some underlying support to the Australian currency. The Australian Unemployment Rate rose to 4.6% in August from 4.5% previously, but this minor change in the labor market didn't significantly affect expectations for the central bank's decision. Despite this rebound, the AUD/USD pair remains pressured on a weekly basis due to higher US yields and increasingly hawkish Fed expectations, which favor the US Dollar. The AUD/USD pair is currently trading at 0.7027, maintaining a bearish near-term outlook as it stays below the 100-period simple moving average (SMA) of 0.7070 and the 200-period SMA of 0.7095. On the upside, the initial resistance lies at 0.7045, followed by a thicker supply band created by the 100-period SMA at 0.7070 and the horizontal barrier at 0.7075. Further resistance can be found at 0.7095 and 0.7105, with a more distant ceiling at 0.7140. On the downside, the first support is at 0.7004, and a lower structural floor at 0.6984 could expose additional selling pressure if broken.",
  "summary": "AUD/USD edges higher on Friday, trading around 0.7025 at the time of writing, up 0.20% on the day.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "FXStreet",
        "title": "Australian Dollar: Weakness may extend toward 0.6970 against US Dollar - UOB",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/australian-dollar-weakness-may-extend-toward-0-6970-against-us-dollar",
        "published": "2026-09-25T12:34:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}