# 3 Signs The Australian Dollar ($A) Could Fall Below 80 Cents | Rask Media

> Rask Media outlines three headwinds that could push the Australian dollar below 80 US cents: falling iron ore prices, slowing Chinese growth and widening interest rate differentials. Iron ore closed down 0.9% at US$74.40 a tonne.

- Date: 2018-01-29 · published 2018-01-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67233-3-signs-the-australian-dollar-a-could-fall-below-80-cents-rask-media
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker iron ore and Chinese demand signal softer Australian export earnings and potential weakness in the Aussie dollar. For feed buyers the effect on grain and meal prices is indirect.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: neutral

## Sources

- raskmedia.com.au: https://www.raskmedia.com.au/2018/01/29/3-signs-australian-dollar-fall-80-cents/

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