By Chris Becker
Friday night on Wall Street was a mixed bag with strong retail figures pushing the USD and interest rates up, with revisions on previous months also lifted, giving watchers less hope that the Fed will pull down interest rates sooner if the US consumer is still strong. Oil prices blipped higher on the Iranian war mongering while gold almost broke its previous high as the Great Undollar is embiggened by the USD.
The economic calendar starts the week in Asia today with an empty ticker, with a few tertiary releases to watch later tonight.