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The Australian dollar rose after June retail sales climbed 1.2% month-over-month, well above the 0.4% forecast, and building permits jumped 11.9%. China's manufacturing PMI fell to 49.3 in July, and traders focused on US PCE inflation data.
Stronger Australian domestic demand supports the Aussie and can lift Australian demand for imported commodities, while weak Chinese manufacturing points to softer industrial demand.
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