Dollar marks time ahead of key Chinese economic data
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SYDNEY (Reuters) - The dollar stayed on the defensive on Monday, pinned down by expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut this month, as traders in Asia waited for the latest update on the health of the world's second largest economy.Figures due at 0200 GMT are expected to show Chinese economic growth hitting its slowest pace in almost a generation as domestic demand falters and trade tensions bite. Weaker-than-expected numbers for retail sales, industrial output or second-quarter gross..