# AUD/USD remains depressed around 0.7720 as focus shifts to US data — Octa

> AUD/USD traded at 0.7720, its lowest since Monday, as the US Dollar Index hovered above 90. Traders awaited US PCE inflation and personal income data.

- Date: 2021-05-28 · published 2021-05-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47338-aud-usd-remains-depressed-around-0-7720-as-focus-shifts-to-us-data-octa
- 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 firmer US dollar and higher US yields tend to pressure dollar-denominated commodity prices and weigh on Australian export competitiveness.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- AUDUSD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2025-08-27 | [AUD/USD slides to near 0.6470 as US Dollar gains, PCE Inflation in focus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23571-aud-usd-slides-to-near-0-6470-as-us-dollar-gains-pce-inflation-in-focus.md) | -0.0% | -0.3% |
| DXY | 2024-01-29 | [USD/IDR drifts higher to 15830, focus on Fed rate decision, Indonesian inflation data — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32447-usd-idr-drifts-higher-to-15830-focus-on-fed-rate-decision-indonesian-inflation.md) | +0.2% | +0.4% |
| DXY | 2021-05-28 | [USD/JPY set to retest 110 ahead of US data — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47355-usd-jpy-set-to-retest-110-ahead-of-us-data-octa.md) | -0.1% | +1.0% |
| DXY | 2024-11-01 | [US election pressures and data drive AUD/USD to a four-week low](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28121-us-election-pressures-and-data-drive-aud-usd-to-a-four-week-low.md) | -0.0% | +1.9% |
| 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

- octabroker.com: https://www.octabroker.com/markets/news/view/903606/

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