The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) published the Minutes of its March monetary policy meeting this Tuesday, which showed that board members agreed that further tightening would likely be needed.
AUD/USD halts its five-day losing streak, trading around 0.6860 during the Asian hours on Tuesday. The pair advances as the Australian Dollar (AUD) receives support after the Reserve Bank of Australia released its March Meeting Minutes.
The USD/JPY pair builds on the previous day's late rebound from the 159.35-159.30 area and gains some positive traction during the Asian session on Tuesday.
New Zealand ANZ Business Confidence fell from previous 59.2 to 32.5 in March
Japan Retail Trade s.a (MoM) declined to -2% in February from previous 4.1%
Japan Industrial Production (MoM) meets forecasts (-2.1%) in February
Japan Industrial Production (YoY) down to 0.3% in February from previous 0.7%
Japan Retail Trade (YoY) came in at -0.2% below forecasts (0.8%) in February
Japan Unemployment Rate came in at 2.6%, below expectations (2.7%) in February
Japan Tokyo CPI ex Food, Energy (YoY) down to 1.7% in March from previous 1.8%
Japan Tokyo CPI ex Fresh Food (YoY) below expectations (1.8%) in March: Actual (1.7%)
Japan Tokyo Consumer Price Index (YoY) dipped from previous 1.6% to 1.4% in March
