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Indonesia Inflation (MoM) declined to -0.15% in January from previous 0.64%

Gold prices fell in India on Monday, according to data compiled by FXStreet.

Indonesia Trade Balance above expectations ($2.45B) in December: Actual ($2.52B)

Indonesia Imports above expectations (-0.7%) in December: Actual (10.81%)

The Australian Dollar (AUD) weakens against the US Dollar (USD) on Monday after registering over 1% losses in the previous session. The AUD/USD pair remains subdued following China's RatingDog Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) data, which rose to 50.3 in January from 50.1 in December.

Indonesia Exports above expectations (-2.4%) in December: Actual (11.64%)

Silver price (XAG/USD) trades cautiously at around $80 during the Asian trading session at the start of the week, slightly above the fresh four-week low of $73.33 posted on Friday.

The NZD/USD pair holds positive ground around 0.6025 during the early Asian session on Monday. The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) remains firm against the US Dollar (USD) following the release of Chinese Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data.

USD/JPY gains ground for fourth successive session, trading around 155.20 during the Asian hours on Monday. The pair remains stronger as the Japanese Yen (JPY) remains calm following the Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) January Summary of Opinions.

China's RatingDog Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose to 50.3 in January from 50.1 in December, the latest data published by RatingDog showed on Monday. This figure came in line with the expectation. 

China RatingDog Manufacturing PMI meets forecasts (50.3) in January

The GBP/USD pair trades on a flat note near 1.3695 during the early Asian session on Monday. Traders weigh what a Federal Reserve (Fed) under Kevin Warsh might look like. The US ISM Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) report will be published later on Monday. 

EUR/USD edges modestly higher after opening with a downside gap, trading near 1.1840 during Monday’s Asian session.

On Monday, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) sets the USD/CNY central rate for the trading session ahead at 6.9695 compared to the previous day's fix of 6.9678 and 6.710 Reuters estimate.

US President Donald Trump said over the weekend that the United States (US) will "hopefully" make a deal with Iran after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned of a regional conflict if Washington attacked.

Australia ANZ Job Advertisements increased to 4.4% in January from previous -0.5%

Japan Jibun Bank Manufacturing PMI meets expectations (51.5) in January

South Korea S&P Global Manufacturing PMI climbed from previous 50.1 to 51.2 in January

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (OPEC+) agreed to keep its oil output unchanged for March at a meeting on Sunday. The group announced that the next meeting will take place on March 1.

Australia TD-MI Inflation Gauge (YoY) increased to 3.6% in January from previous 3.5%