Why has the Aud risen so much in 2023?

From a record low of 0.10% in April 2022, the Reserve Bank has made regular increases to the official cash rate, which sits at 4.10% as of October 2023. Interest rate hikes tend to increase foreign investment demand for the AUD, which helps drive the value of the Aussie dollar higher. Inflation.

What drives the Aud to a lower level in 2022?

“Other factors that drive the AUD are commodity prices, interest rate differentials, and external trade balance,” Zaman says–but in 2022, the dominant driver of the downwards move was the strong US dollar.

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.

Why did the Aud fall in June?

The AUD recovered against the USD in June reaching $0.687 but since then it's hit a new low for the year at 0.634 USD. According to the Commonwealth Bank, "The main reason for the fall in AUD is the fall in commodity prices. China's Two Sessions meetings did not deliver policy stimulus that we expected to support metal prices."