The Australian and New Zealand Dollars are trading higher on Monday, benefiting from increased demand for higher-yielding assets and a weaker U.S. Dollar. The move is also being driven by follow-through buying related to Friday’s short-covering spike that was fueled by mixed U.S. jobs data and lowered expectations of a fourth rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve later this year.
Tomorrow, we would pay attention to NAB Business Confidence figures and China’s CPI and PPI figures, which are expected to increase by 1.9% and 4.5% respectively. There will be no major data releases in the US part of the session.
Figures to watch:
NAB Business Confidence (Tuesday 2:30)
China CPI/PPI (Tuesday 2:30)