Its the final Reserve Bank of Australia policy meeting for the year (next is in February 2019, there is no January meeting).

There will be no change to the cash rate

From the top though:

2230 GMT Australia weekly consumer sentiment

  • ANZ /Roy Morgan weekly survey
  • prior 118.6 and undulating around its long term average

2350 GMT Japan monetary base figures for November

00010 GMT UK data - BTC sales data, like-for-like for November

  • expected +0.3% y/y, prior +0.1%

None of that lot above is likely to move the forex too much.

0030 GMT Australia, plenty prior to the RBA meeting

  • BoP Current Account balance for Q3, expected is AUD -10.2bn, prior was AUD -13.5bn
  • Also, the 'net exports as a % of GDP' for Q3, expected is 0.3% and prior was 0.1% - this an input to the Q3 GDP result which is due Wednesday 5 December 2018 at 0030GMT

Again, not likely ot be too much of a forex mover upon release, but a disappointment on the net exports % will be a negative for the AUD.

0330 GMT Reserve Bank of Australia decision and Governor Lowe's statement to accompany the announcement

  • there is no press conference (there never is but sometimes I get the question)

What to expect:

  1. AUD traders - heads up preview for a 'no change' RBA meeting on Tuesday
  2. preview here (quick comments from ANZ)