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Watch out below! Copper, Gold and the AUDUSD are all tumbling to the downside today.
<p class="PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer">Australia is a major exporter of hard commodities, including gold and copper. When those commodity prices fall, the value of Australia’s exports can decline, reducing the flow of foreign money into the Australian economy. That can weigh on the Australian dollar and push the AUDUSD lower.</p><p>Copper also tends to act as a barometer for global growth, particularly demand from China—Australia’s largest trading partner. If copper is tumbling, traders may see it as a warning that global and Chinese demand is weakening. That normally works against the growth-sensitive Australian dollar.</p><p>Gold is a little more complicated because it can fall when the US dollar and US yields rise. A stronger US dollar can pressure gold and copper while simultaneously pushing the AUDUSD lower. In that situation, all three markets may be reacting to the same underlying forces: a stronger dollar, higher US yields and reduced appetite for risk.</p><p>The relationships are not perfect day to day, but when gold, copper and the AUDUSD are all moving lower together, the markets are generally sending a consistent message: commodity demand is weakening, global growth concerns are rising, or the US dollar is gaining strength—perhaps a combination of all three.</p><p class="PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer">Gold, copper and the AUDUSD are all moving sharply lower today (gold -1.85%, Copper futures -5.40% and AUDUSD -0.80%). Although each market has its own technic
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<p class="PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer">Australia is a major exporter of hard commodities, including gold and copper. When those commodity prices fall, the value of Australia’s exports can decline, reducing the flow of foreign money into the Australian economy. That can weigh on the Australian dollar and push the AUDUSD lower.</p><p>Copper also tends to act as a barometer for global growth, particularly demand from China—Australia’s largest trading partner. If copper is tumbling, traders may see it as a warning that global and Chinese demand is weakening. That normally works against the growth-sensitive Australian dollar.</p><p>Gold is a little more complicated because it can fall when the US dollar and US yields rise. A stronger US dollar can pressure gold and copper while simultaneously pushing the AUDUSD lower. In that situation, all three markets may be reacting to the same underlying forces: a stronger dollar, higher US yields and reduced appetite for risk.</p><p>The relationships are not perfect day to day, but when gold, copper and the AUDUSD are all moving lower together, the markets are generally sending a consistent message: commodity demand is weakening, global growth concerns are rising, or the US dollar is gaining strength—perhaps a combination of all three.</p><p class="PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer">Gold, copper and the AUDUSD are all moving sharply lower today (gold -1.85%, Copper futures -5.40% and AUDUSD -0.80%). Although each market has its own technic
