# Financial Conditions and the Australian Dollar – Recent Developments | Speeches | RBA

> Reserve Bank of Australia Assistant Governor Christopher Kent outlined how global financial conditions tightened from late 2018, with falling equities, wider credit spreads and a downward shift in yield curves. He discussed the implications of these developments for the Australian economy and the Australian dollar.

- Date: 2019-02-15 · published 2019-02-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60847-financial-conditions-and-the-australian-dollar-recent-developments-speeches-rba
- Commodities: [Australian Dollar (USD per AUD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/AUDUSD.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter global financial conditions and softer rate expectations weaken the Australian dollar, which affects the cost of Australian feed grain exports and the outlook for Australian demand.

## Read by commodity

- AUDUSD: bearish ▼

## Sources

- rba.gov.au: https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2019/sp-ag-2019-02-15.html

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