In the US session Pending Home Sales data was published. Contracts to buy previously owned U.S. homes rebounded last month as buyers adjusted to the recent jump in mortgage rates, according to figures released Monday from the National Association of Realtors in Washington. Pending home-sales gauge rises 1.6 percent from previous month (forecast was for 1 percent gain) after falling 2.5 percent the prior month. Index dropped 2 percent from December 2015 on an unadjusted basis. Pending sales increased in two of four U.S. regions from November.
There will be no major data releases from Australia tomorrow. In the US session, Chicago PMI and CB Consumer Confidence figures will be published. Analysts predict increase to 55.1 in Chicago PMI and decrease to 112.6 in CB Consumer Confidence.
Figures to watch:
Chicago PMI (Tuesday 15:45)
CB Consumer Confidence (Tuesday 16:00)