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Lacklustre China stimulus lifts the Australian dollar

Cecile Lefort

The Australian dollar moved higher on Monday, rebounding from nine-month lows as China announced a series of small stimulus measures to boost it ailing economy.

The local currency rose to US64.27¢ on Monday after it last week finished flat, halting five straight weeks of losses. It touched a nine-month low of US63.63¢ mid-August, dragged lower by China’s deteriorating economic outlook and the interest rate differentials between the US and Australia.

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Cecile Lefort is a markets reporter based in the Sydney newsroom. Email Cecile at cecile.lefort@afr.com

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