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Australian dollar up 0.70% against the US dollar today

October 16, 2026 · 10:06 am EDT · Automatic alert from live data

The Australian dollar gained 0.70% against the US dollar on 2026-10-16, to 69.6¢ US.

Recent readings — Australian dollar, US cents

change since

Now (Oct 16)

69.6

—

1 day ago

69.1

▲ +0.7%

1 week ago

69.8

▼ -0.3%

1 month ago

71.3

▼ -2.4%

Why this matters

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