# AUD/USD dips as USD strengthens before FOMC minutes, Aussie jobs data

> AUD/USD slipped about 0.25% to near 0.7060 as the US dollar firmed ahead of Federal Open Market Committee minutes and Australian January jobs data. Economists expected about 20,000 new Australian jobs, down from December.

- Date: 2026-02-18 · published 2026-02-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20857-aud-usd-dips-as-usd-strengthens-before-fomc-minutes-aussie-jobs-data
- Commodities: [Australian Dollar (USD per AUD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/AUDUSD.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of softer Australian jobs data could reduce RBA hike bets and modestly weaken the AUD, a small factor for Australian export competitiveness in grains.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- AUDUSD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2025-01-10 | [Rand Tumbles Above 19 as Dollar Strengthens on US Jobs Data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26805-rand-tumbles-above-19-as-dollar-strengthens-on-us-jobs-data.md) | +0.1% | -0.7% |
| DXY | 2022-12-27 | [USD to AUD Forecast: Why The US Dollar Is Strengthening Against The Australian Dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38485-usd-to-aud-forecast-why-the-us-dollar-is-strengthening-against-the-australian.md) | +0.1% | -2.5% |
| DXY | 2025-11-17 | [Dollar strengthens as traders await return of U.S. data \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22148-dollar-strengthens-as-traders-await-return-of-u-s-data-reuters.md) | +0.7% | -0.8% |
| DXY | 2022-12-02 | [AUD/USD struggles at the 200-DMA, tumbles below 0.6800 on positive US jobs data — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38486-aud-usd-struggles-at-the-200-dma-tumbles-below-0-6800-on-positive-us-jobs-data.md) | +0.3% | -0.5% |
| DXY | 2018-02-02 | [Oil prices fall as US stock market slumps and dollar strengthens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66659-oil-prices-fall-as-us-stock-market-slumps-and-dollar-strengthens.md) | +1.7% | +1.8% |

## Sources

- fxstreet.com: https://www.fxstreet.com/news/aud-usd-under-pressure-as-usd-firms-before-fomc-minutes-aussie-jobs-data-202602181733

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