Australian dollar falls to five-month low as Trump rally continues
by Martin Farrer from Economics | The Guardian on (#22D1G)
The Aussie sank to US73.22c as traders pushed up the US dollar in the wake of the Republican's presidential victory
The Australian dollar has slid to its lowest level against its US counterpart since early June, as a rally in the greenback continued.
On Monday evening the local unit stood at US73.22c, down from US73.89c on Friday.
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$AUD continues to decline against the Greenback, fetching 73.27 US cents #FX #Bloomberg #currency pic.twitter.com/qLOH0TeCVI
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