Australian retail sales data for August +0.6% m/m(expected +0.4%)

Australian retail sales data for August up 0.6% m/m

• expected +0.4%, prior +1.3%

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AUD/USD is lower, the USD is rising pretty much across the board.

And, more broadly ‘risk’ is lower,

• ES circa -0.4%, NQ – 0.4% in Globex overnight (US time) trade