• AUD/USD +0.5% from Tue 0.69496 low as USD index retreats from 18-month highs

• Pivotal U.S. Sep CPI due Wed, Reuters poll consensus +0.6% m/m, +3.6% y/y

• AU Sep employment due Thur, poll consensus: +20.0k jobs, 4.6% unemployment

• WTI +1.3% to $94.92 a barrel as Saudi-Houthi hostilities escalate

• AUD targets .6865, break would substantially lift downside potential

• Overnight range 0.69625-865 support 0.6865 0.6834, resistance 0.7052 0.7282
AUD Hourly Bollinger Study & DXY Daily 55/100/200-DMA

(James Connell is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.)