# AUD/USD Outlook: US Dollar Unwind Hands the Baton to Australia CPI | Investing.com

> The US dollar slid sharply after President Trump said the currency had not weakened excessively and should be allowed to seek its own level, which pushed the dollar index to multi-year lows. AUD/USD rose sharply ahead of Australia's Q4 inflation report, and the move followed earlier comments from Treasury Secretary Bessent on Asian currency strength.

- Date: 2026-01-28 · published 2026-01-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21320-aud-usd-outlook-us-dollar-unwind-hands-the-baton-to-australia-cpi-investing-com
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Australian Dollar (USD per AUD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/AUDUSD.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar lifts dollar-priced commodities and raises the cost of US exports in foreign currency terms, which tends to support futures prices. Buyers of US feed ingredients may see firmer quotes while the dollar stays weak.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- AUDUSD: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2017-07-31 | [Australian Dollar Lagging The Other Majors As Traders Await The RBA \| Investing.com AU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70237-australian-dollar-lagging-the-other-majors-as-traders-await-the-rba-investing.md) | +0.3% | -0.5% |
| DXY | 2025-09-30 | [AUD/USD Gains on Uncertainty as US Dollar Slips on Shutdown Fears \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23137-aud-usd-gains-on-uncertainty-as-us-dollar-slips-on-shutdown-fears-investing-com.md) | +0.1% | +0.4% |
| DXY | 2017-09-20 | [The Tractor Beam Of 80 Cents Has Caught The Aussie Dollar Once More \| Investing.com AU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69186-the-tractor-beam-of-80-cents-has-caught-the-aussie-dollar-once-more-investing.md) | +1.1% | +1.9% |
| DXY | 2024-02-12 | [US Dollar: A Week of Disinflation Tests \| Investing.com UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31887-us-dollar-a-week-of-disinflation-tests-investing-com-uk.md) | +0.1% | -0.8% |
| DXY | 2017-12-15 | [6 Reasons For The Dollar Slump \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67393-6-reasons-for-the-dollar-slump-investing-com.md) | -0.2% | -2.5% |
| CORN | 2017-09-29 | [Can the US dollar make a comeback? \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69153-can-the-us-dollar-make-a-comeback-south-china-morning-post.md) | +3.1% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2026-01-29 | [What the sinking U.S. dollar means to Canada and world](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21288-what-the-sinking-u-s-dollar-means-to-canada-and-world.md) | -0.3% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2020-10-09 | [Dollar drifts downward as investors cling to stimulus hopes \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50560-dollar-drifts-downward-as-investors-cling-to-stimulus-hopes-financial-post.md) | +3.7% | +7.4% |

## Sources

- investing.com: https://www.investing.com/analysis/audusd-outlook-us-dollar-unwind-hands-the-baton-to-australia-cpi-200673972

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