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There were no data releases from Australia on Friday. The end of last week found the Australian Dollar near six-week lows against its US cousin. There wasn’t anything especially currency-specific about this weakness. The US currency found general support among investors prepared to bet that a proposed cut in tax rates will pass Congress and go on to boost both economic growth and inflation. President Donald Trump’s plan was characteristically short on detail and will face high legislative hurdles. Congress will only sit for 30 more days this year. But it proposes swingeing tax cuts and that was enough to see the US Dollar off to the races. Global investors always like a US tax cut and, with two-year US Treasury yields now at highs not seen since 2008, the greenback’s allure is clear.

In the US session Revised Consumer Sentiment data was released. The consumer sentiment index, a survey of consumers by The University of Michigan, hit 95.1 in September in a final reading Friday, which was lower than expected. Economists polled by Reuters anticipated a reading of 95.3 for the month. In August the index returned to near peak levels recorded earlier in 2017, hitting 96.8 in the final recording in August. "The resilience of consumers has again been demonstrated as concerns about the impact of the hurricanes on the national economy have quickly faded," Richard Curtin, chief economist for the Surveys of Consumers, said in a statement on Friday.

 

There will be no major data releases from Australia on Monday. In the US session Manufacturing PMI figures will be published. Analyst predict slight decrease.

 

Figures to watch:

 

ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI (Monday 16:00)

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