# Global tailwinds blow Australian dollar above US77c

> The Australian dollar rose above US77 cents to a three-month high as hawkish comments from the ECB, Bank of England, Bank of Canada and RBNZ suggested other central banks may follow the Fed in raising rates. The US dollar index fell to its lowest since October 2016.

- Date: 2017-06-29 · published 2017-06-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70767-global-tailwinds-blow-australian-dollar-above-us77c
- Commodities: [Australian Dollar (USD per AUD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/AUDUSD.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Rate-hike expectations abroad weakened the greenback, which can support dollar-priced commodities and make US exports like soybeans and corn slightly less competitive. A firmer AUD also tends to signal stronger demand for Australian raw materials.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- AUDUSD: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-07-31 | [Australian Dollar gathers strength above 0.7000 amid softer US GDP data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18595-australian-dollar-gathers-strength-above-0-7000-amid-softer-us-gdp-data.md) | -0.1% | -1.1% |
| DXY | 2020-08-20 | [Australian Dollar Rebounds on Iron Ore and Gold Rush](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51894-australian-dollar-rebounds-on-iron-ore-and-gold-rush.md) | +0.0% | -1.0% |
| DXY | 2017-09-20 | [Australian dollar pushed higher by US dollar weakness - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69181-australian-dollar-pushed-higher-by-us-dollar-weakness-abc-news.md) | +1.1% | +1.9% |
| DXY | 2017-07-31 | [Australian Dollar retests 80 U.S. cents - OFX](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70236-australian-dollar-retests-80-u-s-cents-ofx.md) | +0.3% | -0.5% |
| DXY | 2023-11-29 | [The Australian dollar is surging. Here’s why](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33404-the-australian-dollar-is-surging-here-s-why.md) | +1.0% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- smh.com.au: https://www.smh.com.au/business/markets/global-tailwinds-blow-australian-dollar-towards-us77c-20170630-gx1qeo.html

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