The General Administration of Customs will publish its data for December on Wednesday at 03.00 GMT. Trade balance is expected to widen to $113.60B in December, compared to $111.68B in the previous reading.
USD/CHF loses ground for the second successive day, trading around 0.7970 during the Asian hours on Tuesday. The pair depreciates as the Swiss Franc (CHF) receives support from safe-haven demand amid geopolitical tensions and concerns over Federal Reserve (Fed) independence.
Gold (XAU/USD) is seen consolidating below the all-time peak, touched the previous day, and the $4,600 mark during the Asian session on Tuesday as traders opt to wait for the release of the latest US consumer inflation figures.