Aussie retains gains despite weak GDP Investing.com - The Aussie held early gains on Wednesday despite weaker than expected second quarter GDP in active trade regionally as the data correlates to China which is a top destination for Australia commodity exports. AUD/USD traded at 0.7028, up 0.17%, while USD/JPY changed hands at 120.35, up 0.84% and EUR/USD was quoted at 1.1267, down 0.43%. Australia's second quarter GDP rose 0.2%, below the expected 0.4% quarter-on-quarter gain. The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback’s strength against a trade-weighted basket of six major currencies, was up 0.31% at 95.69. Overnight, the dollar... More