About the US Dollar to Australian Dollar exchange rate
The USD/AUD pair shows how many Australian Dollar (AUD) one US Dollar (USD) buys. Eulerpool publishes the live mid-market rate together with a converter, a one-year chart and conversion tables so you can value cash, invoices and investments in both currencies.
USD/AUD is quoted as AUD per one USD. At 1.4388, 1 USD equals 1.4388 AUD and 1 AUD equals 0.6950 USD. The inverse pair is AUD/USD.
The rate moves with interest-rate differentials, inflation, growth and capital flows between the US Dollar and Australian Dollar areas. Treasury teams, investors and travelers use USD/AUD to convert prices, hedge FX risk and compare returns.
How USD/AUD is quoted
In USD/AUD, USD is the base currency and AUD is the quote currency: the price is how many Australian Dollar buy one US Dollar. A rise in USD/AUD means US Dollar strengthened against Australian Dollar; a fall means US Dollar weakened.
What drives the US Dollar to Australian Dollar rate
The USD/AUD rate mainly reflects the policy-rate gap, relative inflation, current-account balances and risk appetite between the US Dollar and Australian Dollar economies. CPI, employment, GDP surprises and central-bank decisions typically cause the largest daily moves.