Investing.com - The Australian dollar was lower against its U.S. counterpart on Tuesday, after the minutes of the Reserve Bank of Australia's latest policy meeting showed that borrowing costs are likely to remain low for a prolonged period.
AUD/USD hit 0.9386 during late Asian trade, the sessio low; the pair subsequently consolidated at 0.9390, shedding 0.33%.
The pair was likely to find support at 0.9336, the low of April 9 and resistance at 0.9461, the high of April 10 and a four-and-a-half month high.
In the minutes of its April policy meeting, the RBA said interest rates are likely to remain at record lows for an extended period of time, seeing as low borrowing costs are helping boost domestic growth.
Demand for the greenback remained supported after official data on Monday showed that U.S. retail sales rose 1.1% in March, exceeding expectations for a 0.8% gain. Retail sales in February were revised up to a 0.7% increase from a previously estimated 0.3% rise.
Core retail sales, which exclude automobiles, rose 0.7% last month, more than the expected 0.5% increase, after a 0.3% gain in February.
The Aussie was also lower against the euro, with EUR/AUD rising 0.33% to 1.4716.
Later in the day, the U.S. was to produce data on consumer inflation. In addition, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen was set to speak.