The Australian dollar fell on Thursday, after the release of disappointing economic data, and amid focus on the latest updates regarding the coronavirus pandemic.
The Australian trade balance showed a surplus of $6.79 billion during January, lower than estimates of $9 billion, after a surplus of $5.01 billion in December, while the NAB Business Confidence index reached 14 points.
The US Congress is reportedly going to discuss President Joe Biden's Covid relief plan of $1.9 trillion.
As of 16:27 GMT, AUD/USD fell 0.3% to 0.7596, after hitting a high of 0.7649 and a low of 0.7587.