SYDNEY, Aug 2 (Reuters) - The Australian dollar slipped under $0.8900 on Friday for the first time since 2010 after upbeat U.S. economic figures sent the U.S. dollar sharply higher.
The Aussie was last at $0.8898 and on track to show a loss of 4 percent this week, the largest in two years.
(Reporting by Cecile Lefort; Editing by Paul Tait) Keywords: MARKETS AUSTRALIA/FOREX
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