# Australian Dollar reclaims three-year high against US Dollar on hawkish RBA bets

> The Australian dollar revisited a three-year high near 0.7140 against the US dollar on expectations of further RBA rate hikes. Traders see the US dollar weighed by trade policy uncertainty.

- Date: 2026-02-26 · published 2026-02-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20852-australian-dollar-reclaims-three-year-high-against-us-dollar-on-hawkish-rba-bets
- Commodities: [Australian Dollar (USD per AUD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/AUDUSD.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger AUD makes Australian barley, wheat and canola less competitive on export markets, which can support prices for competing origins and weigh on Australian export offers.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- AUDUSD: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2021-02-24 | [Aussie hits fresh three-year highs against the US dollar, close to 80 US cents](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48819-aussie-hits-fresh-three-year-highs-against-the-us-dollar-close-to-80-us-cents.md) | +0.6% | +1.2% |
| DXY | 2019-10-20 | [Australian Dollar opens at 4-week highs against the U.S Dollar - OFX](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56830-australian-dollar-opens-at-4-week-highs-against-the-u-s-dollar-ofx.md) | -0.0% | +0.2% |
| DXY | 2023-04-28 | [Ringgit Opens Higher Against US dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36679-ringgit-opens-higher-against-us-dollar.md) | -0.3% | +1.2% |
| DXY | 2020-12-30 | [Australian, NZ dollars on the rise as US$ crumbles - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49897-australian-nz-dollars-on-the-rise-as-us-crumbles-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.6% | +0.4% |
| DXY | 2024-08-27 | [Pound hits two-year high on dollar, gains on euro \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29066-pound-hits-two-year-high-on-dollar-gains-on-euro-reuters.md) | +0.9% | -0.5% |

## Sources

- fxstreet.com: https://www.fxstreet.com/news/australian-dollar-reclaims-three-year-high-against-us-dollar-on-hawkish-rba-bets-202602260525

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