Though, there were no data releases from Australia on Monday, Aussie was pushed higher on comments from China over the weekend and the additional stimulus from the PBOC at the end of last week. RBA Asst. Gov Debelle spoke yesterday morning helping to support the currency. The rebound in oil prices and the hopes of some production agreements are supportive of the commodity currencies.
Weighing on the Aussie was a story by the Wall Street Journal quoting a Reserve Bank of Australia board member Edwards saying the Australian dollar was still too high. While the
central bank has stopped actively talking down the currency,
governor Glenn Stevens recently seemed to suggest the currency could fall further. He noted the Aussie had been relatively steady, even though commodity prices have fallen.
There will be no data releases from Australia on Tuesday, so we can expect a bit steadier morning part of the session. In the US session CB Consumer Confidence and Existing Home Sales figures were released. Analysts predict decline to 97.4 in Consumer Confidence, while Existing Home Sales should fall to an annual rate of 5.36 million.
Figures to watch:
CB Consumer Confidence (Tuesday 16:00)
Existing Home Sales (Tuesday 16:00)