The RBA Press Conference landed at 05:30 UTC on 11 August 2026, and the Australian dollar ticked higher across the majors. AUD/USD led the move, firming to 0.70501 from 0.70429.
Where the AUD moved
AUD/USD posted the largest reaction, rising about 0.10% to 0.70501 from 0.70429 at the release.
AUD/CHF followed, up roughly 0.09% to 0.57117 from 0.57067.
AUD/SGD added around 0.08%, moving to 0.90249 from 0.90174, while AUD/CAD edged up a similar 0.08% to 0.98192 from 0.98114.
AUD/JPY gained about 0.08% to 112.21 from 112.12.
GBP/AUD was the outlier, slipping around 0.05% to 1.91690 from 1.91794 as the Aussie firmed against sterling.
What the reaction shows
The moves were small and uniform, with every Aussie cross drifting in the same direction. The gains clustered tightly between 0.08% and 0.10%, pointing to a broad but modest bid for the currency rather than a sharp repricing.
The consistency across AUD/USD, AUD/CHF, AUD/SGD, AUD/CAD and AUD/JPY, alongside the mirror-image dip in GBP/AUD, suggests the reaction was AUD-driven rather than tied to any single counter currency.
In scale, this was a muted response, with no single pair breaking meaningfully away from the pack in the minutes after the press conference.
Descriptive market news from the ForexBullion Research Team. Not investment advice.
