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AUSSIE: AUD/USD last trades at $0.6936, marginally lower on the day.
- Heightened tensions in the Middle East weighed on the pair from the off on
Monday, with worse than exp. Chinese Caixin services PMI capping recovery
attempts. USD weakness allowed some recovery into the European morning, but the
pair faded again later in the day, closing 10 pips below neutral levels.
- Elsewhere, concerns about the economic fallout of the Australian bushfire
crisis may have limited AUD.
- A break below $0.6925, where the pair bottomed out on Monday, would bring the
Dec 25/200-DMA at $0.6904/6897 into play. Bulls need to take out the Jan 3 high
of $0.6995 to gain some topside impetus. 
- ANZ job ads data is due later today. Coming up later this week are building
approvals & job vacancies (Wednesday), trade balance (Thursday) & retail sales
(Friday). Outside of Oz, China's inflation data (Thursday) will be of note.

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