# AUD/USD: under pressure on strong dollar, awaiting Chinese data — Octa

> AUD/USD traded near 0.7645 as the dollar advanced after US session trading, with the DXY testing 100.50. Traders are awaiting Chinese manufacturing PMI data, and Fed speakers have advocated further hikes in 2017.

- Date: 2017-03-31 · published 2017-03-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72248-aud-usd-under-pressure-on-strong-dollar-awaiting-chinese-data-octa
- 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 stronger dollar and softer Aussie weigh on Australian export competitiveness and commodity-linked currencies, which can pressure dollar-priced grain and oilseed values; Chinese PMI is the next catalyst for risk sentiment.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- AUDUSD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2020-01-20 | [Dollar holds firm after strong US data, Chinese yuan extends run](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7876-dollar-holds-firm-after-strong-us-data-chinese-yuan-extends-run.md) | +0.6% | +1.3% |
| DXY | 2023-02-28 | [Rand pressured by a stronger US dollar - Moneyweb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37617-rand-pressured-by-a-stronger-us-dollar-moneyweb.md) | -0.7% | -0.9% |
| DXY | 2019-09-20 | [Ringgit under pressure from dollar strength and divided Fed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57341-ringgit-under-pressure-from-dollar-strength-and-divided-fed.md) | +0.5% | -0.8% |
| DXY | 2026-08-28 | [Pound Slips on Stronger US Dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18141-pound-slips-on-stronger-us-dollar.md) | -0.2% | +1.7% |
| DXY | 2024-04-18 | [US dollar gains after strong data, Fed comments on rate cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12555-us-dollar-gains-after-strong-data-fed-comments-on-rate-cuts.md) | -0.1% | -1.4% |

## Sources

- octaafrica.net: https://www.octaafrica.net/markets/news/view/426196/

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.