# The US Dollar is much stronger - how will it impact the Australian economy? | Investing.com AU

> The US dollar has strengthened sharply, with the Australian dollar falling about 14% over the year. The Reserve Bank of Australia has downplayed the currency weakness.

- Date: 2022-10-24 · published 2022-10-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39396-the-us-dollar-is-much-stronger-how-will-it-impact-the-australian-economy
- 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 stronger dollar makes US commodity exports cheaper for foreign buyers and raises import costs for dollar-linked economies, which feeds through to global feed and grain pricing.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- AUDUSD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2024-02-27 | [Australian dollar crushed under US megaboom \| Investing.com AU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31928-australian-dollar-crushed-under-us-megaboom-investing-com-au.md) | -0.2% | -0.0% |
| DXY | 2018-01-25 | [Australian dollar dives after Trump says the US dollar will get 'stronger and stronger'](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67226-australian-dollar-dives-after-trump-says-the-us-dollar-will-get-stronger-and.md) | -0.3% | +0.7% |
| DXY | 2024-04-18 | [How the strong U.S. dollar is rippling through the world economy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12559-how-the-strong-u-s-dollar-is-rippling-through-the-world-economy.md) | -0.1% | -1.4% |
| DXY | 2025-02-28 | [The latest Australian dollar sell-off is a red flag for the economy - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26332-the-latest-australian-dollar-sell-off-is-a-red-flag-for-the-economy-abc-news.md) | -1.5% | -1.3% |
| DXY | 2019-05-10 | [The U.S. Dollar Is Suggesting Global Rates Will Continue To Fall \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59255-the-u-s-dollar-is-suggesting-global-rates-will-continue-to-fall-investing-com.md) | +0.2% | -0.1% |

## Sources

- au.investing.com: https://au.investing.com/analysis/the-us-dollar-is-much-stronger--how-will-it-impact-the-australian-economy-200531395

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