In the US session Existing Home Sales figures were released. Sales of previously-owned homes dipped in December, as increasingly tight inventory and higher prices began to stifle the housing market. Existing-home sales ran at a seasonally-adjusted annual pace of 5.49 million, the National Association of Realtors said Tuesday. That was down 2.8% from an upwardly-revised November, which marked a nine-year high, but only 0.7% higher than a year ago. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch had forecast a rate of 5.51 million.
Australian inflation is expected to come in at 0.7% again quarter-on-quarter, with yearly inflation predicted to improve from 1.3% to 1.6%. There will be no major data releases in the US part of the session.
Figures to watch:
CPI (Wednesday 1:30)