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Australian dollar consolidates above US 79ยข
Monday 24th of July
Australian Dollar:
The Australian dollar was hit hard late last week when valued against its US counterpart after the deputy governor of the Reserve Bank, Guy Debellle hosed down speculation that policy makers were signalling to push interest rates higher. Directing comments specifically at meeting minutes which were released a few days prior, Mr Debelle stressed that there was no new policy conclusions to be drawn and that monetary positions remain neutralised and overall balanced in the near-term. Despite falling to a session low of 0.7874 the Australian dollar still manages to open the new week above the 79 US cents mark, currently swapping hands at a rate of 0.7905. Mid-week, domestic CPI figures remain the highlight over the coming days as does the FOMC meeting which starts Wednesday evening.
