Overnight news flow surrounding the key.......>

FOREX: Overnight news flow surrounding the key current risk factors was limited,

as the major pairs stuck to tight ranges, while the key regional stock indices

trade lower, albeit well shy of the 3.0% fall that the NASDAQ produced Monday.

- The Antipodeans sit at the opposite ends of the G10 pile with AUD/NZD

breaching yesterday's lows of NZ$1.0642. 

- JPY crosses moved to highs as BoJ Gov. Kuroda noted that he believes current

MonPol settings will bring about inflation in Japan. Kuroda also stated that the

"possibility of reaching the inflation target in FY2020 is low." However, JPY

pairs have eased off since, weighed by soft equities, USD/JPY back to unch at

Y112.55. 

- The release of RBA's Nov MonPol meeting mins drew no reaction with the Bank

reiterating that the next move in its cash rate is likely to be up, and that it

sees no strong case for an adjustment in MonPol in the near term. 

- Focus Tuesday turns to U.S. housing starts & building permits. Elsewhere, RBA

Gov. Lowe will give a speech, while a group of BoE members headed by Gov. Carney

will testify to lawmakers.