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• AUD/USD -0.2% from Tue morning's 0.71805 high as oil prices continue to rise
• AU Q2 current account -27.2 bln (poll -30.0), Jul building approvals -3.6%
• Renewed U.S.-Iran hostility driving energy prices higher, Brent crude +0.6%
• AUD needs 0.7210 break to resume uptrend, below 0.7100 would encourage bears
• AU Q2 real GDP due Wed, Reuters poll consensus +0.3% q/q, +1.8% y/y
• RBA's Sarah Hunter & Dr James Bishop appear before Senate Committee Thur
• U.S. Aug non-farm payrolls due Fri, Reuters poll consensus +55k
• Range Asia 0.7164-805 support 0.6920 0.6866, resistance 0.7210 0.7277-82
AUD Daily 21/55/100-DMA
(James Connell is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.)