Upbeat Aus retail sales, surprising trade surplus in Dec

FXStreet (Bali) - Australian retail sales s.a. (MoM) for December came at +0.5% vs + 0.4% expected and 0.7% last, while the the trade balance (Dec) stood at +436% vs -300M expected and -118M last, with exports (Dec) at +4% vs 0% last, and imports came at +2% vs -1% last. The data is positive for the AUD.