Aussie strengthens before Draghi's speech

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Source: Bloomberg
The Australian Dollar strengthened after report indicated the nation's unemployment fell from 5.2% in July to 5.1% in August. The so-called Aussie Dollar climbed 0.3% to $1.0227 and gained 0.3% to 80.18 Yen. The Pacific currencies gained versus most of the 16 major peers before Mario Draghi's speech at the press conference today. 
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