# Aussie hits 2025 highs...and continues to frustrate | Westpac IQ

> AUD/USD hit a 2025 high of 0.6564 the prior Thursday, helped by the Israel-Iran ceasefire and reports that Trump would name a Fed chair successor early. Momentum faded afterward, and Trump's halt of Canada trade talks limited gains.

- Date: 2025-06-29 · published 2025-06-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24489-aussie-hits-2025-highs-and-continues-to-frustrate-westpac-iq
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Australian Dollar (USD per AUD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/AUDUSD.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker US dollar tends to support dollar-denominated grain and meal prices, while the AUD move itself has limited direct effect on feed supply or demand.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- AUDUSD: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2024-09-30 | [Aussie dollar continues to trade above US$0.69 - OFX](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28580-aussie-dollar-continues-to-trade-above-us-0-69-ofx.md) | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| DXY | 2025-06-26 | [Aussie, kiwi climb toward 2025 highs as US dollar weakens on Fed autonomy concerns — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24490-aussie-kiwi-climb-toward-2025-highs-as-us-dollar-weakens-on-fed-autonomy.md) | -0.9% | -0.6% |
| 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 | 2026-07-31 | [Aussie And Kiwi Dollars Hit Multi-Week Highs After Yen Jolt - Finimize](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18597-aussie-and-kiwi-dollars-hit-multi-week-highs-after-yen-jolt-finimize.md) | -0.1% | -1.1% |
| DXY | 2020-12-02 | [AUD/USD jumps to fresh session high as Aussie Q3 GDP beats estimates — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49902-aud-usd-jumps-to-fresh-session-high-as-aussie-q3-gdp-beats-estimates-octa.md) | -0.8% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- westpaciq.com.au: https://www.westpaciq.com.au/markets/2025/06/Aussie_update_20250630

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