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AUDUSDAustralian Dollar / US Dollar
0.7125
-0.36%
DATE: 2026-05-22
SUPPORT:0.70660.6999
RESISTANCE:0.71990.7266
Past
What happened
AUD/USD lost 17 pips to 0.7133 — Aussie failed to ride crude oil's $1.80 rally as broader risk-off positioning into Fed minutes capped commodity FX.
Why
Why it matters
Without a China stimulus catalyst, the iron-ore-yuan correlation has gone quiet — yields differential dominates Aussie pricing right now.
Watch
What to watch
0.7100 is the critical pivot. Loss opens 0.7050 (2026 low); Fed dovish surprise revives 0.7180 retest.
Past
What happened
AUD/USD lost 17 pips to 0.7133 — Aussie failed to ride crude oil's $1.80 rally as broader risk-off positioning into Fed minutes capped commodity FX.
Why
Why it matters
Without a China stimulus catalyst, the iron-ore-yuan correlation has gone quiet — yields differential dominates Aussie pricing right now.
Watch
What to watch
0.7100 is the critical pivot. Loss opens 0.7050 (2026 low); Fed dovish surprise revives 0.7180 retest.
HEADLINES
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