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Australia, NZ dollars overpower punch-drunk greenback

By Swati Pandey and Ana Nicolaci da Costa
SYDNEY/WELLINGTON, Jul 19 (Reuters) The Australian dollar stood at two-year peaks and its New Zealand cousin held near a five-month top as the greenback wrestled with worries about the prospects for the Trump administration's economic agenda.
The U.S. currency was reeling from the collapse of the Republicans' push to overhaul healthcare, raising questions over President Donald Trump's ability to pass promised tax cuts and infrastructure spending.
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