# Australian Dollar plunges against US Dollar ahead of US NFP data

> The Australian dollar fell to a seven-month low near 0.6862 against the US dollar as the greenback strengthened. A sell-off in AI infrastructure stocks increased safe-haven demand for the US dollar, while investors awaited US nonfarm payroll data for September.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-06T12:10:31.841Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/83841-australian-dollar-plunges-against-us-dollar-ahead-of-us-nfp-data
- Commodities: [Australian Dollar (USD per AUD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/AUDUSD.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Risk-off demand is supporting the US dollar and weighing on the Australian dollar; a stronger dollar can make US-priced feed commodities more expensive for Australian buyers. The currency move may affect local import costs, though it does not itself establish a change in commodity supply.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- AUDUSD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2025-03-28 | [Australian Dollar depreciates as US Dollar holds position ahead of PCE Price data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25845-australian-dollar-depreciates-as-us-dollar-holds-position-ahead-of-pce-price.md) | -1.3% | -2.7% |
| DXY | 2023-08-29 | [Dollar edges up ahead of data \| Convera](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34819-dollar-edges-up-ahead-of-data-convera.md) | +0.9% | +1.8% |
| DXY | 2024-10-29 | [Dollar peaks against yen ahead of US election and economic data \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28079-dollar-peaks-against-yen-ahead-of-us-election-and-economic-data-reuters.md) | -0.2% | +2.1% |
| DXY | 2026-05-28 | [Australian dollar holds near weekly low vs USD; eyes US PCE data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19503-australian-dollar-holds-near-weekly-low-vs-usd-eyes-us-pce-data.md) | +0.2% | +1.6% |
| DXY | 2022-12-27 | [USD to AUD Forecast: Why The US Dollar Is Strengthening Against The Australian Dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38485-usd-to-aud-forecast-why-the-us-dollar-is-strengthening-against-the-australian.md) | +0.1% | -2.5% |

## Sources

- fxstreet.com: https://www.fxstreet.com/news/australian-dollar-plunges-against-us-dollar-ahead-of-us-nfp-data-202611061130

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