--------------(Snapshot at 8:00 a.m./2100 GMT)-----------------
FOREX (vs Late Sydney) DEBT FUTURES (Night Session) 0.9220 (0.9133) 90-DAY (DEC) 95.85 (95.84) 0.6192 (0.6139) 3-YR (DEC) 94.84 (94.85) 82.97 (82.79) 10-YR (DEC) 94.35 (94.345) 1.2552 (1.2639) US10-YR 3.50 (3.53)
AU$S/Term range *Support *Resistance *RSI-14 *MA-10 *MA-20
*0.8900/9280 *0.9150 *0.9265 *59.369 *0.9092 *0.9142
----------------------------(Nov 9)----------------------------
* Australian dollar offshore range $0.9113-0.9232.
* Aussie climbs above $0.92 mirroring sharp gains in the New Zealand dollar, which jumped after dairy giant Fonterra lifted its forecast payout to farmer shareholders by almost 20 percent.
* Aussie strong at $0.9217, from $0.9133 seen here late Friday. It was also up on the yen at 82.95 yen, from Friday's 82.79.
* Aussie still managed to hit 3-month peaks against New Zealand dollar at NZ$1.2726, up from Friday's NZ$1.2639, before easing back.
* Local dollar holding up well despite a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report on Friday. Data showed employers cut 190,000 jobs in October as unemployment rose to 10.2 percent. Analysts had forecast 175,000 job losses.
* ANZ job advertisements, due later, have shown a turnaround in the last few months and another upbeat number would add to hopes the official employment data on Thursday will also be firm.
* Australia's September housing finance due at 0030 GMT. Housing finance forecast to show annual rise with September as the last month that potential first-home buyers can get the full government handout that was part of an earlier economic stimulus.
* Philip Lowe, Assistant Governor (Economic) at Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) takes part in a panel discussion at 0320 GMT.
* Investors are looking for clues on whether the RBA will raise interest rates again in December after having done so in the previous two months.
* December interbank futures were down 0.005 points at 96.34, showing investors mulling a 64 percent chance of a
25-basis
point rate rise in December.
* Three-year bond futures indicated lower at 0.01 point at 94.84, bucking strength in U.S. Treasuries, which got a boost from the U.S. labour report.
(Reporting by Koh Gui Qing)
((Guiqing.Koh@ThomsonReuters.com; Reuters Messaging; guiqing.koh.reuters.com@reuters.net; +61 2 9373 1821))
Keywords: MARKETS AUSTRALIA BONDS/FOREX (If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
* Australian dollar offshore range $0.9113-0.9232.
* Aussie climbs above $0.92 mirroring sharp gains in the New Zealand dollar, which jumped after dairy giant Fonterra lifted its forecast payout to farmer shareholders by almost 20 percent.
* Aussie strong at $0.9217, from $0.9133 seen here late Friday. It was also up on the yen at 82.95 yen, from Friday's 82.79.
* Aussie still managed to hit 3-month peaks against New Zealand dollar at NZ$1.2726, up from Friday's NZ$1.2639, before easing back.
* Local dollar holding up well despite a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report on Friday. Data showed employers cut 190,000 jobs in October as unemployment rose to 10.2 percent. Analysts had forecast 175,000 job losses.
* ANZ job advertisements, due later, have shown a turnaround in the last few months and another upbeat number would add to hopes the official employment data on Thursday will also be firm.
* Australia's September housing finance due at 0030 GMT. Housing finance forecast to show annual rise with September as the last month that potential first-home buyers can get the full government handout that was part of an earlier economic stimulus.
* Philip Lowe, Assistant Governor (Economic) at Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) takes part in a panel discussion at 0320 GMT.
* Investors are looking for clues on whether the RBA will raise interest rates again in December after having done so in the previous two months.
* December interbank futures were down 0.005 points at 96.34, showing investors mulling a 64 percent chance of a
25-basis
point rate rise in December.
* Three-year bond futures indicated lower at 0.01 point at 94.84, bucking strength in U.S. Treasuries, which got a boost from the U.S. labour report.
(Reporting by Koh Gui Qing)
((Guiqing.Koh@ThomsonReuters.com; Reuters Messaging; guiqing.koh.reuters.com@reuters.net; +61 2 9373 1821))
Keywords: MARKETS AUSTRALIA BONDS/FOREX (If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.