Australia GDP q/q comes in at 0.4% against 0.5% consensus

Australia’s Gross Domestic Product for the quarter registered a growth of 0.4%, according to data released on 2026-09-02 01:30 UTC. This figure came in below the consensus expectation of 0.5%. The previous quarter’s GDP growth was reported at 0.3%.

Following the release, AUD pairs generally saw modest upward movement against major currencies in the initial 15 minutes. AUDCAD gained 5.0 pips, AUDCHF rose 7.8 pips, AUDJPY was up 9.0 pips, and AUDNZD climbed 12 pips. AUDUSD saw a smaller increase of 2.7 pips. Conversely, EURAUD declined 13 pips and GBPAUD fell 13 pips. These initial moves were generally smaller when compared to the historical median 1-hour moves for these pairs. For instance, AUDUSD’s 2.7 pip gain was below its median 1-hour move of 8 pips after past releases. Similarly, AUDCAD’s 5.0 pip gain was less than its median 1-hour move of 10 pips. Historically, AUDUSD has shown a direction reliability of 57% after similar releases.