The Australian dollar is overdue for a correction and is likely to settle around US90� this year as a continuing recovery in the world's biggest economy pushes the US dollar higher, currency experts say.
The Australian dollar has paused for a breather after spending more than a week in freefall, but is expected to resume its downward spiral in the coming days.
The Australian and New Zealand dollars gained for the first time in three days against the greenback as technical indicators signaled the South Pacific currencies may be oversold.
Currency analysts say renewed confidence in the US economic recovery is combining with increasing worries about Australia's economic outlook to push the local currency down against the greenback.
The Australian currency has been falling sharply and selling Aussie dollars for the appreciating Mexican peso is becoming an increasingly popular trade, said one analyst.
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