The AUD/USD exchange rate was highly volatile on Monday morning as market participants reacted to the ongoing developments in the Middle East, where the war between Iran and the US and Iran escalated. The pair was trading at 0.7050.
The impact of full-scale war involving Iran will be the dominant theme as market open following the surprisingly early opening of hostilities by Israel and the USA, with the semi-closure of Hormuz and increased OPEC production key factors.