Historical Year Data · 2006

AUD/USD in 2006

AUD/USD opened 2006 at $0.74 and closed at $0.79, a +6.84% move for the year. The high of $0.79 was reached on December 1, and the low of $0.71 on March 27.

Open

$0.74

2006-01

$0.79

251 data points

High

$0.79

Dec 1

Low

$0.71

Mar 27

Full Year Change

+6.84%

2005 Change

-5.75%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	$0.74	$0.76	$0.76	$0.74	+2.62%
Feb	$0.75	$0.74	$0.75	$0.74	-1.49%
Mar	$0.74	$0.72	$0.75	$0.71	-3.55%
Apr	$0.72	$0.76	$0.76	$0.72	+5.80%
May	$0.76	$0.75	$0.78	$0.75	-1.16%
Jun	$0.75	$0.74	$0.75	$0.73	-0.76%
Jul	$0.74	$0.77	$0.77	$0.74	+3.07%
Aug	$0.76	$0.76	$0.77	$0.76	-0.03%
Sep	$0.77	$0.75	$0.77	$0.75	-2.64%
Oct	$0.75	$0.77	$0.77	$0.74	+3.46%
Nov	$0.78	$0.79	$0.79	$0.76	+1.86%
Dec	$0.79	$0.79	$0.79	$0.78	-0.38%

Events During 2006

2006 US Housing Market Peak

Goldilocks

June 2006 – February 2007

US home prices peaked in summer 2006 after a 106% rally from 2000. Subprime mortgage underwriting collapsed in late 2006, setting up the 2008 crisis. The peak is the canonical example of a market top visible only in retrospect.