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The Australian dollar is climbing

The Australian dollar is climbing ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia's Tuesday meeting.

The Aussie dollar is up by 0.4% at .7521 per US dollar as of 7:43 a.m. ET.

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At Tuesday's meeting, the RBA is expected to hold its key rate at 1.50%. It's been on hold for nine months.

As for the rest of the world, iarkets around much of the world are closed for May Day:

  • US dollar index
  • Japanese yen
  • Bitcoin
  • he cryptocurrency climbed above the $1,400 mark

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