AAP The Australian dollar was more than two US cents lower at noon on Wednesday as a slide in consumer confidence and a German ban on short-selling dented risk sentiment on financial markets. At 1200 AEST, the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.8552/56 down 2.43 per cent from

The Australian dollar has plunged almost 2 US cents in less than 18 hours, compounding a series of significant falls over the past days that have seen the value of the currency hit its lowest level since last September against its US counterpart - down more than 8 per cent since the

AAP The Australian dollar opened more than one US cent lower on Wednesday as a move by German regulators to ban short selling lowered demand for high-yielding assets such as equities and commodity-driven currencies. At 0700 AEST, the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.8643/48,

The Australian dollar opened more than one US cent lower as a move by German regulators to ban short selling lowered demand for high-yielding assets such as equities and commodity-driven currencies. At 7am, the Australian dollar was trading at 86.43 US cents, down 1.38 per cent from

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