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Heading on an overseas holiday? The Australian dollar tumbled this week – but that’s not bad news for everyone

  • Written by Mark Crosby, Professor of Economics, Monash University
Heading on an overseas holiday? The Australian dollar tumbled this week – but that’s not bad news for everyoneMichael Leslie/Shutterstock

This week, the value of the Australian dollar fell to 62 US cents, its lowest level since October 2022.

The acute cause? A revelation by the United States Federal Reserve that it expected interest rates to bottom out at higher-than-expected levels in two years time, due to fewer rate cuts in 2025.

Typically, higher...

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