Australia is due to release its interest rate decision, as well as retail sales for December.
"It is widely expected the [Reserve Bank of Australia] will end [quantitative easing], and also open up the possibility to rating hikes in 2022, but will view
early 2023 as being more probable according to their wages forecasts," wrote Tapas Strickland, director of economics and markets at the National Australia Bank.
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