AUD/USD Price Forecast: Seems vulnerable near 0.6950 after soft CPI-driven breakdown
- AUD/USD drops to an over two-week low in reaction to softer Australian consumer inflation figures.
- A modest USD downtick helps limit further losses as traders keenly await the FOMC rate decision.
- The technical setup favors bearish traders, though warrants caution before placing aggressive bets.
The AUD/USD pair attracts sellers for the third straight day on Wednesday and dives to an over two-week trough following the release of softer Australian consumer inflation figures. Spot prices, however, rebound a few pips from the Asian session low and currently trade just above mid-0.6900s, still down around 0.25% for the day.
The US Dollar (USD) remains on the back foot below the monthly high, touched on Tuesday, as bulls opt to move to the sidelines ahead of the crucial FOMC policy decision, due later today. This, in turn, offers some support to the AUD/USD pair. However, a fresh escalation of tensions between the US and Iran revives inflation fears. This, in turn, bolstered bets for at least one rate hike by the US Federal Reserve (Fed) in 2026, which favors USD bulls and backs the case for further depreciation for the currency pair.
From a technical perspective, the recent repeated failures to find acceptance above the 0.7000 psychological mark and the latest leg down below the 0.6965-0.6960 confluence support could be seen as a key trigger for AUD/USD bears. The said area marked the lower boundary of a two-week-old range and the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level of the recent move up from a multi-month low, touched in June. Meanwhile, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) hovers near 38, hinting at lingering downside pressure.
Moreover, the slightly negative Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) suggests that bearish momentum is present but not accelerating decisively. Moreover, an intraday resilience below the 50% retracement level makes it prudent to wait for some follow-through selling below the daily swing low, around the 0.6935 region, before placing fresh bearish bets on the AUD/USD pair. If selling extends, spot prices could fall to the 61.8% level at 0.6926 as traders await the FOMC decision.
Meanwhile, a deeper slide would expose the 78.6% retracement at 0.6898 and the structural floor at 0.6863, levels that could attract dip-buying interest should the current bearish bias persist.
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AUD/USD 4-hour chart
Australian Dollar Price This week
The table below shows the percentage change of Australian Dollar (AUD) against listed major currencies this week. Australian Dollar was the strongest against the British Pound.
| USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | -0.05% | 0.25% | -0.15% | 0.02% | 0.64% | 0.22% | 0.15% | |
| EUR | 0.05% | 0.28% | -0.09% | 0.06% | 0.69% | 0.26% | 0.19% | |
| GBP | -0.25% | -0.28% | -0.48% | -0.21% | 0.42% | -0.01% | -0.08% | |
| JPY | 0.15% | 0.09% | 0.48% | 0.14% | 0.76% | 0.35% | 0.19% | |
| CAD | -0.02% | -0.06% | 0.21% | -0.14% | 0.59% | 0.21% | 0.13% | |
| AUD | -0.64% | -0.69% | -0.42% | -0.76% | -0.59% | -0.42% | -0.49% | |
| NZD | -0.22% | -0.26% | 0.01% | -0.35% | -0.21% | 0.42% | -0.07% | |
| CHF | -0.15% | -0.19% | 0.08% | -0.19% | -0.13% | 0.49% | 0.07% |
The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the Australian Dollar from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the US Dollar, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent AUD (base)/USD (quote).
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Haresh Menghani
FXStreet
Haresh Menghani is a detail-oriented professional with 10+ years of extensive experience in analysing the global financial markets.
