The Australian and New Zealand dollars slipped on Wednesday as sharp losses in China's yuan only added to concerns about the possible impact of tariffs on global trade and growth. The kiwi dollar took an extra knock from a disappointing business survey and dropped as much as 0.6 percent to a seven-month trough at $0.6817.
That took it uncomfortably close to the $0.6781 low from last November, a break of which would take it back to territory last trod in mid-2016. The Aussie dollar dipped 0.1 percent to $0.7382, nudging it back toward recent 13-month lows at $0.7345. Dealers said investors were selling the currencies in part as a liquid proxy for the Chinese yuan which had fallen for 10 sessions in a row to touch six-month lows.