# US Dollar To Australian Dollar (USD/AUD) Exchange Rate Rises 0.5% On US Spending Stats

> The USD/AUD exchange rate rose about 0.5% after US consumer spending data for March matched forecasts at 0.4%. The gain also reflected expectations of further Fed hikes and higher US Treasury yields, while Australian Q1 inflation slowed.

- Date: 2018-04-30 · published 2018-04-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65756-us-dollar-to-australian-dollar-usd-aud-exchange-rate-rises-0-5-on-us-spending
- 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 driven by rate expectations weighs on dollar-priced commodities and supports US export competitiveness relative to Australia, a modest bearish pressure on grain and oilseed prices.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- AUDUSD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2018-03-29 | [Stronger Dollar To Pound Sterling Exchange Rate As US Growth Impresses Investors](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66236-stronger-dollar-to-pound-sterling-exchange-rate-as-us-growth-impresses-investors.md) | +0.1% | +1.6% |
| DXY | 2022-12-27 | [USD to AUD Forecast: Why The US Dollar Is Strengthening Against The Australian Dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38485-usd-to-aud-forecast-why-the-us-dollar-is-strengthening-against-the-australian.md) | +0.1% | -2.5% |
| DXY | 2023-12-10 | [Australian dollar to fall on strong US jobs - MacroBusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32982-australian-dollar-to-fall-on-strong-us-jobs-macrobusiness.md) | -0.8% | -0.9% |
| DXY | 2022-09-22 | [SBS On the Money: Why US rate rise means higher Australian rates and lower dollar \| SBS News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39837-sbs-on-the-money-why-us-rate-rise-means-higher-australian-rates-and-lower.md) | +1.9% | +1.8% |
| DXY | 2022-09-28 | [US dollar ‘wrecking ball’ stares down Australian dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39835-us-dollar-wrecking-ball-stares-down-australian-dollar.md) | -1.8% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- exchangerates.org.uk: https://www.exchangerates.org.uk/news/21495/usdaud-exchange-rate-news-and-five-day-currency-predictions-forecast.html

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