The Australian dollar (A$) traded 0.5% from a two-week high against the US$ as concerns about the global economic recovery eased, supporting demand for higher-yielding investments, reported SFGate on August 18th, 2011. The A$ was at US$1.036 that day, compared to US$1.097 on August 1st and US$1.016 on January 3rd. On the other hand, the only currency that