Australian dollar tilted higher in Asian trade off November 13 lows against its US counterpart, following earlier inflation data from Australia and ahead of US labor data.
As of 03:56 GMT, AUD/USD rose 0.11% to 0.7228, with a session-high at 0.7231, and a low at 0.7212.
Earlier Australian data showed an index that tracks consumer expectations for inflation at 4.0%, up from 3.6% in November.
Now investors await US unemployment claims data for the week ending December 8, expected with a 5 thousand drop to 226 thousand, while continuing claims are estimated with an increase of 19 thousand in the week ending December 1 to 1.650 million.
US import prices are expected with a 1% monthly drop in November, compared to a 0.5% increase before, while expected to increase 1.3% y/y, down from 3.5%.