The US dollar rallied following today's release of a US Commerce Department report showing the first month-to-month rise in US retail sales in four months. The AUD/USD currency pair tumbled nearly 60 pips following the US news, then finished the European trading day just above the 1.05 handle.

Curt Wehrley
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