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Australian Dollar strengthens above 0.7000 on RBA hawkish stance

The AUD/USD pair gathers strength to near 0.7010 during the early Asian trading hours on Wednesday. The Australian Dollar (AUD) strengthens against the US Dollar (USD) as the likelihood of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) interest rate hike rises.

The AUD/USD pair gathers strength to near 0.7010 during the early Asian trading hours on Wednesday. The Australian Dollar (AUD) strengthens against the US Dollar (USD) as the likelihood of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) interest rate hike rises.

Gold impact rationale

Rising rate-hike or hawkish expectations increase gold's opportunity cost.

  • Source: FXStreet news
  • 2026-07-22
  • rates
  • dollar

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