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China January official PMI: Manufacturing 50.1 (expected 49.8) Services 54.4 (expect 52.0)

Australia December retail sales -3.9% m/m (expected -0.3%)

Australian December Private Sector Credit 0.3% m/m (expected 0.5%)

Australian retail sales data due today - "risk firmly to the downside"

AUDUSD corrects lower from last week's push higher. Stalls the fall ahead of close support

• The AUDUSD has close support at the 0.7057-0.7063

S&P affirms Australia at AAA; Outlook Stable

Newsquawk Week Ahead: Highlights include FOMC, ECB, BoE, PMI data, US Jobs, EZ CPI

• Highlights for the week ahead include Fed, ECB, BoE rate decisions, as well as PMI data, US Jobs report, EZ CPI and EZ GDP

Australian Q4 PPI +0.7% q/q (vs. expected 1.7%) +5.8% y/y (expected 6.3)

Australian Q4 export prices -0.9% q/q (prior -3.6%) & import prices +1.8% (prior 3.0%)

Credit Suisse remain bullish AUD/USD - nominate a break above 0.7138 as the level to watch

AUD/USD stays on track in approach to August highs

• Inflation data helping to stoke the flames for a move higher this week

AUDUSD after run higher, backtracks to the high from last week and finds support buyers

• 0.70629 stalls the fall

Aussie stays buoyed after hot CPI data

• The aussie is the lead gainer in the major currencies space today

Westpac is forecasting a +50bp RBNZ rate hike in February

Australian CPI data & the RBA cash rate - "no option but to increase" the forecast