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The Australian dollar declined on Tuesday despite the Reserve Bank of Australia raising its benchmark cash rate 25 basis points to 4.85%. AUD/USD traded near $0.6984, and investors were focused on the central bank's guidance on further tightening ahead of the US midterm elections.
Australian rate moves affect the Aussie, which tracks China demand and commodity sentiment. Currency moves of this size have only a small direct effect on feed commodity prices.
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Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.