| Time | Country | Event | Period | Previous value | Forecast | Actual |
|---|
| 00:00 | Japan | BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda Speaks | | | | |
| 00:30 | Australia | Private Sector Credit, y/y | November | 5.7% | | 6.6% |
| 00:30 | Australia | Private Sector Credit, m/m | November | 0.5% | | 0.9% |
| 05:00 | Japan | Leading Economic Index | October | 100.2 | | 101.5 |
| 05:00 | Japan | Coincident Index | October | 88.7 | | 89.8 |
During today's Asian trading, the US dollar consolidated against major currencies, following yesterday's sharp fall.
However, many analysts expect that the dollar will strengthen in the coming months due to the tightening of monetary policy in the United States, unlike other major economies in the world. Markets estimate a 50% probability of a Fed interest rate hike in March.
Meanwhile, the Conference Board reported yesterday that the consumer confidence index in the United States unexpectedly rose to 115.8 points in December from 111.9 points a month earlier. Analysts on average expected the indicator to grow to 110.8 points from the previously announced November level of 109.5 points.
In general, strong data contributes to the fact that the upcoming Fed rate hike is increasingly embedded in the price, especially against the background of news that Omicron is leading to a smaller number of hospitalizations.
The ICE index, which tracks the dynamics of the dollar against six currencies (euro, swiss franc, yen, canadian dollar, pound sterling and swedish krona), rose by 0.01%.