# Aussie dollar would be much higher were it not for RBA - Christopher Joye | Livewire

> Christopher Joye argues the Australian dollar would be stronger without Reserve Bank of Australia policy, and he flags the risk of a Taiwan conflict with China as the largest left-tail risk. He also notes the RBA faces other challenges, including a strong labour market.

- Date: 2021-01-29 · published 2021-01-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49412-aussie-dollar-would-be-much-higher-were-it-not-for-rba-christopher-joye-livewire
- Commodities: [Australian Dollar (USD per AUD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/AUDUSD.md)

## Why it matters

A Taiwan conflict would threaten Australian exports of iron ore, coal and gas to China, a major geopolitical risk for commodity flows. For feed markets this is a distant scenario with no current price effect.

## Read by commodity

- AUDUSD: neutral

## Sources

- livewiremarkets.com: https://www.livewiremarkets.com/wires/aussie-dollar-would-be-much-higher-were-it-not-for-rba

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