# Australian Dollar advances as Trade Surplus widens, US Dollar dips

> The Australian dollar rose toward 0.7010 after Australia's September trade surplus widened to A$2,826 million, driven by higher exports and lower imports. The US dollar weakened after Democrats swept the midterm elections, raising gridlock concerns, and oil prices fell on expectations of an end to the Middle East conflict.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-05T03:10:11.981Z
- Category: macro · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/81031-australian-dollar-advances-as-trade-surplus-widens-us-dollar-dips
- 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 wider Australian trade surplus and a weaker US dollar both support the Aussie, which is a currency signal for commodity exporters. Lower oil prices ease energy and freight cost pressure on feed commodities priced in dollars.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- AUDUSD: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| DXY | 2019-10-20 | [Australian Dollar opens at 4-week highs against the U.S Dollar - OFX](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56830-australian-dollar-opens-at-4-week-highs-against-the-u-s-dollar-ofx.md) | -0.0% | +0.2% |
| DXY | 2026-07-30 | [Australian Dollar rallies despite softer CPI as US Dollar tumbles after Fed, weaker data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18598-australian-dollar-rallies-despite-softer-cpi-as-us-dollar-tumbles-after-fed.md) | -1.2% | -1.9% |
| DXY | 2017-08-31 | [Australian Dollar has 80c in sight - OFX](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69699-australian-dollar-has-80c-in-sight-ofx.md) | -1.4% | +0.8% |
| DXY | 2024-06-28 | [Australian Dollar strengthens further following US PCE figures — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30055-australian-dollar-strengthens-further-following-us-pce-figures-octa.md) | -0.7% | -0.5% |

## Sources

- fxstreet.com: https://www.fxstreet.com/news/australian-dollar-advances-as-trade-surplus-widens-us-dollar-dips-202611050120

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