Strong labor market conditions, consumer confidence, and 3-year low mortgage rates have continued to provide support to the sector. With the Canadian economy performing well, a pickup in inflationary pressures and rise in retail sales would support the BoC’s latest outlook on policy, which remains Loonie positive. We can expect the Aussie Dollar to be particularly sensitive to the employment figures… On the monetary policy front, the RBA minutes due out on Tuesday will also get some attention.