AUD/USD
- Sellers 0.7585, but larger at 0.7600
- Buyers close by here, 0.7565 and thereabouts, then 0.7550, larger 0.7500/15
NZD/USD
- Sellers 0.6950, stops above here. Sellers again 0.6980 & 00
- Buyers 0.6900, 0.6860/65. Some stops under 0.6870 mingled in
Currently
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Still to come from Australia and China ...
0030GMT -Australia - National Australia Bank Business Survey for February
- Business Conditions, prior 16
- Business Confidence, prior 10
- The January survey was strong. As always, caveats apply (retail weak, raising concerns about the underlying strength of household consumption; and concerns on longer-term growth, the contribution from LNG exports, temporarily higher commodity prices and the residential construction boom fade, keeping pressure on the labour market)
0200GMT -China data ... combined for January and February
- Industrial productionfor Jan/Feb (combined months ...read why at the preview here). Expected 6.2%, prior 6.0%
- Retail Sales, YTD y/y expected 10.6%, prior 10.4%
- Fixed asset investment (excl. rural) YTD, y/y, expected 8.3%, prior 8.1%
