Large 0.6700 option expiry anchors AUD/USD ahead of U.S. data at 8.30am ET

The size of the strike for the 10am ET NY cut is A$1.1 billion nL1N36N0FB

0.6697-0.6725 marks the intra-day range-to-date (0.6690 was Wednesday's low)

U.S. jobless claims/Philly Fed survey due at 1230 GMT; 240k and -19.2 f/c

RBA to get new rate-setting board, with policy meetings reduced from 11 to 8

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