Gold Research
Australian Dollar pulls back as inflation expectations loom
The Aussie Dollar ended Wednesday’s session with losses against the Greenback as US inflation data matched estimates, in both headline and core. Consequently, traders pushed back against rate hikes, though the AUD/USD faded the initial move and traded at 0.7061, down 0.07%.
The Aussie Dollar ended Wednesday’s session with losses against the Greenback as US inflation data matched estimates, in both headline and core. Consequently, traders pushed back against rate hikes, though the AUD/USD faded the initial move and traded at 0.7061, down 0.07%.
Gold impact rationale
Rising rate-hike or hawkish expectations increase gold's opportunity cost.
- Source: FXStreet news
- 2026-08-12
- rates
Topics: gold news, gold price impact, rates