In the US, Import Prices, value the prices for imported goods and services, affects the businesses and consumers inflation, about to rise up from -0.6% on November to 1.0% now.

In the US, William Dudley, Federal Reserve Bank of New York President, is due to deliver a speech in Bronx.

The big question of the character of the Chinese “landing” (slowdown) is looming on the markets. Official Chinese GDP in Q3 came out lower than expected. We’ll now get an independent assessment of the Chinese economy.

In the US, Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Statement, key tool used by the FOMC that affects the investors regarding the monetary policy & the financial outlook. And the Federal Funds Rate remains with no change from the previous months 2.5%.

In the US, New Home Sales, important monthly indicator to rate the new homes that were sold, rise to 313K is expected from 312K on July.

In the US, Unemployment Claims, individuals who filed for unemployment insurance for the first time during the past week is about to rise by 9K, important signal of overall economic health because consumer spending is highly correlated with labor-market conditions.

After a week of big losses, Aussie traders now await an eventful week, with hints towards further moves on interest rates being the highlights. Here’s an outlook for the Australian events, and an updated technical analysis for AUD/USD.

AUD/USD daily chart with support and resistance lines marked. Click to enlarge:

In the U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls a better than expected drop of 54,000 contrary to  101K drop predicted gave a boost the market. This optimistic trend is expected to continue with 1K gain while unemployment Rate remains nearly unchanged with 0.1% rise to 9.7%.

In Canada, Core Consumer Price Index (CPI); the price of goods and services purchased by consumers, excluding the 8 most volatile items has decreased by 2% and Consumer prices account for a majority of overall inflation. Important to currency valuation since rising prices lead the central bank to raise interest rates out of respect for their inflation containment mandate.

AUD/USD graph with support and resistance lines on it. Click to enlarge: