Australian Dollar advances to this month's high versus U.S. peer

Source: Bloomberg
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The Aussie appreciated to the highest level this month versus the U.S. counterpart after China's imports topped the expectations in July. Australia's Dollar climbed 1% to 90.86 U.S. cents at 4:47 p.m. Sydney time, after reaching 90.89, the strongest level since July 30. The Kiwi added 0.1% to 79.81 U.S. cents, after touching 79.98 on Wednesday.
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