# AUD/USD struggles at the 200-DMA, tumbles below 0.6800 on positive US jobs data — Octa

> The Australian dollar fell below 0.6800 after US November nonfarm payrolls showed 263,000 jobs added and wages rising 5.1% year on year, above consensus. The US dollar index rose to around 105.2 as Treasury yields climbed, and the ISM manufacturing index had contracted.

- Date: 2022-12-02 · published 2022-12-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38486-aud-usd-struggles-at-the-200-dma-tumbles-below-0-6800-on-positive-us-jobs-data
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Australian Dollar (USD per AUD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/AUDUSD.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger US jobs and wage data push up the dollar and raise expectations of further Fed tightening, which typically weighs on dollar-priced commodities and supports US export competitiveness.

## 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 | 2020-11-23 | [AUD/USD back below 0.7300 as USD rallies post PMIs — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50398-aud-usd-back-below-0-7300-as-usd-rallies-post-pmis-octa.md) | -0.6% | -1.1% |
| DXY | 2023-07-28 | [AUD/USD struggles near three-week low amid stronger USD, ahead of US PCE Price Index — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35310-aud-usd-struggles-near-three-week-low-amid-stronger-usd-ahead-of-us-pce-price.md) | +1.3% | +2.0% |
| DXY | 2026-02-18 | [AUD/USD dips as USD strengthens before FOMC minutes, Aussie jobs data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20857-aud-usd-dips-as-usd-strengthens-before-fomc-minutes-aussie-jobs-data.md) | +0.2% | +1.8% |
| DXY | 2017-03-31 | [AUD/USD: under pressure on strong dollar, awaiting Chinese data — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72248-aud-usd-under-pressure-on-strong-dollar-awaiting-chinese-data-octa.md) | +0.4% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- octaafrica.net: https://www.octaafrica.net/markets/news/view/1011755/

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