The Australian Dollar rose against the US Dollar during Asian trading above 0.6400 levels.
The AUD/USD currency pair crept higher ahead of important Australian CPI inflation data on Wednesday, which will provide clues on the RBA’s future interest rate policy. In Australia, there are no major data releases due to be scheduled today. In the US, the Dallas Fed Manufacturing Business Index for November (-5.0 last month) will be released (15:30 GMT).*
*The government shutdown has now concluded, but most US Government data will still be delayed. Non government US data will be released as normal.