There, I have probably jinxed it ....

Some of the Aussie bank previews:

ANZ:

  • Australia's trade surplus is expected to have widened to AUD1,200m in September from AUD989m in August. Commodity export volumes ticked up in the month, while prices were steady.
  • Import values were likely up, as oil prices rose.

Westpac:

  • Australia recorded a $1.0bn trade surplus in August, the 9th surplus in the past 10 months
  • The surplus is expected to widen to $1.4bn in September
  • Export earnings are forecast to increase by 1.2%, $0.4bn. Increased shipments in iron ore and coal outweigh a temporary dip in LNG volumes and a decline in the iron ore price, while gold is expected to rebound, reversing a modest pull-back in August
  • Imports are expected to be unchanged in the month. Note that the dollar was broadly flat in the month, up only 0.1% on a TWI basis and 0.7% higher against the US dollar, rounding up to 79.7¢