RBA may have to step in to weaken dollar

The strengthening in the Australian dollar to an eight-month high of US$0.74 has left it at a level that poses a serious threat to the economic outlook. This may prompt the RBA to resume its campaign to talk the dollar down and, if that fails, force it to consider the merits of cutting interest rates further.

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