The Australian and Canadian dollars are both trading at fresh long-term lows.
AUD/USD fell below the earlier low to 0.8202 — the lowest since 2010 (the 2010 low was 0.8066). I wouldn’t expect the hostage drama in Sydney to have any effect on the Aussie dollar.
Meanwhile, USD/CAD broke 1.16 to 1.1605, the highest since July 2009.
