# As the year-end slowdown persists, AUD/USD hesitates around 0.67, with traders adopting defensive strategies - VT Markets

> AUD/USD stalled below 0.6700 in the final trading week of 2025 as holiday trading slowed the market. The article expects the RBA to hike and the Federal Reserve to keep easing into 2026. It also lists the interest rate gap, iron ore and China's economy as key drivers.

- Date: 2025-12-30 · published 2025-12-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21768-as-the-year-end-slowdown-persists-aud-usd-hesitates-around-0-67-with-traders
- Commodities: [Australian Dollar (USD per AUD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/AUDUSD.md)

## Why it matters

Routine year-end currency commentary with no new cause, so it has little direct effect on feed commodity prices. Currency moves matter for Australian export competitiveness only at the margin.

## Sources

- vtmarkets.com: https://www.vtmarkets.com/en-asia/live-updates/as-the-year-end-slowdown-persists-aud-usd-hesitates-around-0-67-with-traders-adopting-defensive-strategies/

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