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The Australian Dollar opens lower against the greenback today at 0.9215 after giving back all of yesterday's gains, and then some, as risk aversion swept offshore markets overnight. During yesterday's domestic session, local unemployment data came in better than expected. Whilst the jobless rate rose to 5.8 per cent, 24,500 positions were added in the month of October. A second consecutive monthly rise in employment may lead to another 25 basis point rate hike by the RBA in December.

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The Australian Dollar opens steady against the greenback at 0.9280. The Aussie spent most of the domestic trading the ranges between a low of 0.9275 and a high just above US93 cents.

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The Australian Dollar opens steady against the greenback today at 0.9280. During local trade, the Aussie nudged a calendar-year high above US93 cents ahead of importer interest and profit taking which took the unit back down to 0.9270. Several major currencies have moved higher in recent days after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said the U.S. Dollar was overvalued. An upbeat NAB business confidence survey also underpinned the local unit yesterday. During offshore trade, the Aussie moved b...

The Australian Dollar opens steady against the greenback today at 0.9280. During local trade, the Aussie nudged a calendar-year high above US93 cents ahead of importer interest and profit taking which took the unit back down to 0.9270.

The dollar bounced off a 15-month low on Tuesday and the euro dipped below $1.50 as investors paused to assess whether the global outlook justifies a recent rally in higher-yielding currencies and assets.

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