Australia: ABS looking to introduce monthly CPI report

FXStreet (Bali) - The head of the Australian Bureau of Statistics, David Kalisch, is being quoted as saying that the ABS is looking at introducing monthly CPI releases instead of its currently quarterly reports.

Kalish said "would need to scrap other releases to pay for the move to monthly CPI", adding that "moving to monthly CPI reports would cost $A15m a year."

Sep 9, 2015

AUD/USD off highs, near 0.7050 post RBA’s Lowe

The Aussie keeps its upbeat moment intact, although eased-off fresh weekly highs reached near the upper band of 0.70 handle following the RBA Deputy Governor Philip Lowe’s speech.

Kiwi flies in Asia ahead of RBNZ, a set of UK data eyed

Absolute dominance of risk-sentiment during the Asian session increased bids for higher yielding currencies such as the Antipodeans and USD. While, Asian traders enjoyed solid gains on the stocks on their local bourses, which benefitted the most from the persisting risk-on flows.