Dollar on back foot as US yields, crude prices dip; Aussie buoyed by hawkish RBA

Business Recorder • Oct 21, 2026

TOKYO: The US dollar remained under pressure on Wednesday after slipping to a three-week low in ​the previous session, as a dip in Treasury yields and crude oil prices reduced the currency’s appeal. The ‌Australian dollar hovered close to a three-week high ag...

TOKYO: The US dollar remained under pressure on Wednesday after slipping to a three-week low in ​the previous session, as a dip in Treasury yields and crude oil prices reduced the currency’s appeal. The ‌Australian dollar hovered close to a three-week high against the greenback with Reserve Bank of Australia Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser saying at a Citi conference that the inflation outlook looked “materially worse...