West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil price remains subdued for the third successive day, trading around $91.50 during the Asian hours on Tuesday.
The EUR/USD pair is seen building on the previous day's strong intraday move up of over 100 pips and gaining some follow-through traction during the Asian session on Tuesday.
Australia National Australia Bank's Business Confidence: -29 (March) vs previous -1
Australia National Australia Bank's Business Conditions declined to 6 in March from previous 7
AUD/USD retreats after posting modest gains in the previous session, trading around 0.7090 during Asian hours on Tuesday.
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) sets the USD/CNY central rate for the trading session ahead on Tuesday at 6.8593 compared to the previous day's fix of 6.8657 and 6.8173 Reuters estimate.
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser, speaking in a fireside chat earlier this Tuesday, warned that Australia is facing a difficult macroeconomic backdrop.
US Vice President JD Vance, speaking in an interview on Fox News, struck a cautiously optimistic tone on negotiations with Iran and suggested that meaningful progress has been made even as talks have yet to deliver a breakthrough.
Australia Westpac Consumer Confidence down to -12.5% in April from previous 1.2%
Singapore Gross Domestic Product (QoQ) came in at -0.3%, above expectations (-0.5%) in 1Q
Singapore Gross Domestic Product (YoY) came in at 4.6% below forecasts (5.4%) in 1Q
OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong expect the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to tighten policy on 14 April 2026 by increasing the Singapore Dollar (SGD) Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (S$NEER) slope to counter imported inflation.
