FOREX-Dollar on defensive; Aussie briefly at 1-year high

The dollar's broad slide paused after it hit its lowest in a year against the Australian and New Zealand dollars on Wednesday, but it held near its 2009 low on the euro, as investors sold the low-yielding greenback in a renewed shift to riskier assets. >>

* Aussie, kiwi dollars off 1-year highs hit earlier

* Aussie falls after retail sales data stirs rate caution

* Euro hovers near 2009 high, targets $1.4550 and above $1.46