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The AUD fell across the board despite the RBA's 0.25% hike in its interest rate because market participants have been anticipating the move already. In their language, they "sold on news." "Sell on news" is the practice of selling(buying) a currency or other investment after the news is received. The rationale behind this is that the news has already been priced into the currency. If you check the AUDUSD and AUDJPY's hourly price actions, you'll notice that hey have been moving up already several hours before the time of the announcement.
