Australian dollar tilted lower in Asian trade away from February 6 highs following Australia data and ahead of US data today.
As of 02:15 GMT, AUD/USD shed 0.08% to 0.7124, with a session-low at 0.7115, and a high at 0.7144.
The Reserve Bank of Australia released the minutes of its last meeting, at which rates were held steady at 1.5% as expected.
The RBA believes rate expectations are mostly balanced, which was interpreted as caution and bearish by the market.
Now investors await US housing data, with an index tracking the sector expected up to 59 from 58.