Oil prices initially reacted yesterday with modest losses to the meeting between US President Trump and Russian President Putin last Friday, Commerzbank's commodity analyst Carsten Fritsch notes.
The Australian Dollar (AUD) extends its losses for the second consecutive session on Tuesday. The AUD/USD pair depreciates despite an improved Westpac Consumer Confidence, which surged 5.7% in August to 98.5, following a 0.6% increase in July.
The Euro (EUR) struggles to gain traction against the Swiss Franc (CHF) at the start of the week, with EUR/CHF retreating modestly from last week’s high of 0.9446, its strongest level since April 25.