Convert 1 NOK to AUD

The Norwegian Krone to Australian Dollar exchange rate is influenced by Norges Bank rates, oil prices, inflation data, and Eurozone economic performance, as well as RBA interest rates, commodity prices (especially iron ore and gold), Chinese economic data, and employment figures. Both the Norges Bank and Reserve Bank of Australia play crucial roles in determining the relative strength of these currencies.

The Norwegian krone is basically an oil currency wearing a Scandinavian jumper. Norway is one of the biggest oil and gas exporters in the world and the NOK correlates with crude prices in a way thats almost comical at times.. Brent moves up NOK strengthens Brent drops NOK weakens. EURNOK is the main pair for most traders and its got decent liquidity during European hours. USDNOK works too but EURNOK tends to be cleaner for the oil trade since you strip out some of the broad dollar noise. The big background story is Norways sovereign wealth fund which is absolutely enormous.. over a trillion quid worth of assets making it the biggest in the world. The fund mostly invests overseas though so its flows can actually weaken the krone which is a bit counterintuitive. Norges Bank sets monetary policy and theyve generally been fairly hawkish compared to the ECB and other European central banks. The krone can be surprisingly volatile for a developed market currency and it tends to sell off during risk off episodes despite Norway being one of the most financially stable countries on earth. Good pair to trade if you have a view on European energy markets.

The Aussie dollar is one of those currencies that basically lives and dies by what comes out of the ground. Iron ore copper coal natural gas.. Australia ships a mental amount of raw materials to China so whenever the Chinese economy sneezes the AUD catches a cold. Thats probably the single biggest thing to watch if youre trading it. The AUDUSD pair is proper liquid and its one of the most popular in the forex world sitting around fifth or sixth most traded globally depending on who you ask. Its also been a classic carry trade currency for years because the RBA tends to run higher rates than a lot of the G10 crowd.. though that hasnt always been the case lately. The AUDNZD cross is a nice one for range traders since Australia and New Zealand are so economically similar it doesnt tend to go on massive runs. One thing people forget is the Aussie trades almost like a risk barometer.. when global sentiment is good the AUD rips higher and when things go pear shaped it gets sold off hard. Proper commodity currency through and through.