What's going on with AUDUSD in 2023?

Don't miss our 2023 AUDUSD forecast! The Australian Dollar is facing headwinds yet again against the US Dollar, as the central bank divergence theme is back in play in early 2023.

What happened to AUD/USD?

The AUD/USD pair kept falling in the last few days, reaching a fresh multi-week low of 0.7263 on Friday, to close the trading week a handful of pips above it. EUR/USD rebounded during the American session and climbed to 1.0715 as the US Dollar retreated, accompanied by lower Treasury yields.

What does AUD/USD mean?

The result is a price corridor, usually enveloping the weekly close price from above and below, and serves as a measure of volatility. The AUD/USD pair tells the trader how many US dollars (the quote currency) are needed to purchase one Australian dollar (the base currency). This currency pair is also known as the "Aussie".

Did Westpac lower AUD forecast in 2022?

That same month–September 2022–Westpac’s chief economist Bill Evans released a statement saying Westpac had “lowered [its] forecast for the AUD by year’s end from USD 0.69 to USD 0.65”. On December 31, 2022, the Australian dollar was worth 68 US cents.