major pair · AUD/USD
Australian Dollar to US Dollar: the daily ECB reference rate, a historical chart, pair specification and what drives each currency.
0.70151
+0.00314 (+0.45%)
1 AUD = 0.70151 USD · 1 USD = 1.42550 AUD · previous 0.69837 on 3 Nov 2026
AUD/USD ECB reference rate, 4 Nov 2025 to 4 Nov 2026: from 0.64954 to 0.70151 (up 8.00%). High 0.72569 on 7 May 2026, low 0.64455 on 21 Nov 2025.
256 daily observations · 4 Nov 2025 – 4 Nov 2026
Latest rate within the 12-month range
The latest rate sits at 70% of the 12-month low-to-high range.
Calculated from daily ECB reference rates — closing-type snapshots, not intraday highs and lows.
Understanding the pair
In AUD/USD the Australian Dollar is the base currency and the US Dollar is the quote currency. The rate tells you how many USD one AUD buys, so a rising AUD/USD means the Australian Dollar is strengthening against the US Dollar.
AUD/USD is a major pair: it combines the US dollar with another heavily traded currency, which usually means deep liquidity and some of the tightest spreads in the market.
Prices are quoted to 5 decimal places here. One pip is 0.0001, so on a standard lot of 100,000 AUD a one-pip move is worth 10 USD — use the pip calculator to convert that into your account currency.
Liquidity in AUD/USD is usually deepest when both home markets are open — the Sydney (07:00–16:00 Sydney time) and New York (08:00–17:00 New York time) sessions. See live session times on the market hours clock.
Often treated as a commodity and China-sensitive currency because Australia is a large exporter of iron ore, coal and LNG. It tends to be sensitive to global growth and risk sentiment.
Central bank: Reserve Bank of Australia
The world's main reserve and invoicing currency. The BIS 2022 Triennial Survey found the dollar on one side of about 88% of all FX trades, so US interest-rate expectations and risk sentiment ripple through almost every pair.
Central bank: Federal Reserve
AUD/USD shows how many US Dollar (USD) one Australian Dollar (AUD) buys. AUD is the base currency and USD is the quote currency. If the rate rises, the Australian Dollar has strengthened against the US Dollar.
No. It is derived from the euro foreign exchange reference rates published by the European Central Bank once per working day around 16:00 CET. It is useful for reference, budgeting and calculator inputs, but it is not an executable trading quote — a broker's bid and ask will differ.
By convention one pip in AUD/USD is 0.0001 because the pair is quoted in USD. On a standard lot of 100,000 AUD, a one-pip move is worth 10 USD. Brokers may quote an extra decimal (a pipette).
Liquidity is typically deepest when both home markets are open: the Sydney (07:00–16:00 Sydney time) and New York (08:00–17:00 New York time) sessions, and especially where they overlap.
Educational information only, not investment advice. Trading leveraged currency products carries a high risk of losing money.