# US Dollar Faces Election Uncertainty as RBA's 5th Rate Hike Hits the Aussie

> The Reserve Bank of Australia raised rates for the fifth time this year, and the Australian dollar fell to its weakest level in over two weeks against the greenback. The People's Bank of China also raised its foreign-currency reserve requirement ratio. The U.S. dollar was mixed ahead of the midterm elections.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-03T15:11:15.680Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/77887-us-dollar-faces-election-uncertainty-as-rba-s-5th-rate-hike-hits-the-aussie
- Commodities: [Australian Dollar (USD per AUD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/AUDUSD.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger-rate cycle in Australia and tighter Chinese FX liquidity influence currency-linked import costs for feed buyers in Asia and Australia. Dollar moves change the relative price of U.S. feed exports to foreign buyers.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: neutral
- AUDUSD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-04-29 | [Canadian dollar steadies as oil lifts BoC rate hike bets - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19934-canadian-dollar-steadies-as-oil-lifts-boc-rate-hike-bets-the-globe-and-mail.md) | -0.1% | +0.3% |
| DXY | 2018-01-30 | [Multiple fault lines for the Aussie dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67228-multiple-fault-lines-for-the-aussie-dollar.md) | +0.2% | +1.0% |
| DXY | 2022-11-23 | [Euro vs US dollar: Long-term uncertainty amid interest differential](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38895-euro-vs-us-dollar-long-term-uncertainty-amid-interest-differential.md) | -0.6% | -1.6% |
| DXY | 2018-09-25 | [Dollar slips ahead of widely expected Fed rate hike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63243-dollar-slips-ahead-of-widely-expected-fed-rate-hike.md) | +0.3% | +1.4% |
| DXY | 2023-08-28 | [US Dollar Index News: DXY Reacts to Powell’s Speech, Rate Hike Speculations Rise \| FXEmpire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34785-us-dollar-index-news-dxy-reacts-to-powell-s-speech-rate-hike-speculations-rise.md) | +0.2% | +1.3% |

## Sources

- investing.com: https://www.investing.com/analysis/us-dollar-faces-election-uncertainty-as-rbas-5th-rate-hike-hits-the-aussie-200690773

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