AUD/USD bias flipped 6 times to bullish on September 21, 2026
The Australian dollar has outperformed its peers on renewed bets for RBA rate hikes, with focus on Governor Bullock speaking and upcoming jobs data and diverging policy outlooks versus other central banks such as the Bank of Japan. Trading is also set against awaits for Fedspeak and weekly U.S. ADP figures and Trump-Xi developments, while Brent oil tests $100, which has been noted as context for AUD and other commodity-linked currencies.
Updated
The reading that day
BullishAt the close of the UTC day.
BearishNeutralBullish
It changed 6 times during the day.
The day on the wire
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The band shows the reading through the day; a mark shows where it changed. Each tick is a headline first seen that day.
The reading through the day
- 00:00Weak bearish
- 01:15Weak bullish
- 06:24Bullish
- 12:29Neutral
- 20:07Weak bullish
- 20:22Neutral
- 22:58Bullish
Headlines (14)
First seen on September 21
- US Treasury Secretary Bessent says had a very successful engagement with China on trade and AIFXStreet
- All four major Australian banks now forecast RBA hike to 4.60% on September 29InvestingLive
- AUD/USD Price Forecast: Holds comfortably above 0.7100 as bulls await Trump-Xi meetingFXStreet
- China holds its ground as markets eye trade truce ahead of Trump-Xi summitInvestingLive
- AUD/NZD Nears 1.25 as Big Four Align on RBA September Hike, Australian Jobs Data Comes Into FocusActionForex
- Australian Dollar outperforms its peers on hawkish RBA betsFXStreet
- Australian Dollar rises vs Japanese Yen on diverging RBA, BoJ policy outlooksFXStreet
- Australian Dollar edges higher on renewed RBA hike bets ahead of Bullock, jobs dataFXStreet
- Markets Wait on Trump-Xi as Brent Tests $100—AUD and CAD Break From the PackActionForex
- Australian Dollar Price Forecast: Bulls need more convictionFXStreet
- Forex Today: Fedspeak takes centre stage alongside weekly ADP figuresFXStreet
- Economic and event calendar in Asia Tuesday, September 22, 2026 - RBA Governor Bullock speakingInvestingLive
Carried over from earlier days
Scheduled events
As of
| Event | Forecast | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, September 21 | ||
| FOMC Member Goolsbee Speaks | USD | |
| RBA Assist Gov Hunter Speaks | AUD | |
| Tuesday, September 22 | ||
| RBA Gov Bullock Speaks | AUD | |
| ADP Weekly Employment Change | USD | |
| Richmond Manufacturing Index | 2 | USD |
| FOMC Member Williams Speaks | USD | |
| FOMC Member Jefferson Speaks | USD | |
| FOMC Member Barkin Speaks | USD | |