# Australian Dollar Showing Long-Term Negative Signs

> Technical and fundamental analysis points to long-term weakness in AUD/USD. Westpac sees US interest rates now above Australian rates for the first time in decades after the Federal Reserve raised rates to 1.75%.

- Date: 2018-03-23 · published 2018-03-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66257-australian-dollar-showing-long-term-negative-signs
- Commodities: [Australian Dollar (USD per AUD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/AUDUSD.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Wider US rate differentials support the dollar against the AUD, which can affect Australian export competitiveness for grains and meal. The direct effect on feed prices is modest.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- AUDUSD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-09-30 | [Australian Dollar Hits 8-week Low](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17721-australian-dollar-hits-8-week-low.md) | -0.1% | +0.7% |
| DXY | 2018-12-20 | [Australian dollar sideswiped by Fed, data \| SBS News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61805-australian-dollar-sideswiped-by-fed-data-sbs-news.md) | -0.1% | -1.1% |
| 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% |
| DXY | 2022-08-29 | [Australia, NZ dlrs fall to more than 1-mth low as dollar reigns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40294-australia-nz-dlrs-fall-to-more-than-1-mth-low-as-dollar-reigns.md) | +0.6% | +4.4% |
| DXY | 2022-01-26 | [Australian dollar nears one-month low as the US dollar surges and the mood darkens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43385-australian-dollar-nears-one-month-low-as-the-us-dollar-surges-and-the-mood.md) | +0.2% | -0.4% |

## Sources

- poundsterlinglive.com: https://www.poundsterlinglive.com/aud/8755-the-australian-dollar-is-showing-long-term-negative-signals

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