need2know: Dollar falls as US Fed stays the course

Updated September 18 2014 - 8:08am, first published 7:37am

The Australian sharemarket is tipped to open slightly higher, with modest gains on Wall Street overnight. The Australian dollar slumped to a fresh six-month low on the back of US Fed speech, with chair Janet Yellen maintaining a dovish stance on interest rates.

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