THE Australian dollar hit a five-year high against the greenback at 68.16 US cents in early Asia trade yesterday, in the wake of the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to leave interest rates unchanged at 4.75% for the 13th consecutive month.
The currency later eased back from its peak to between 0.677 and 0.68 US cents.
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