• AUD/USD +0.8% from Wed 0.7067 low after UST yields sank on bond buyback news

• U.S. Treasury to double size of long-date buybacks to increase liquidity

• AU Jul employment data 0130 GMT, poll consensus +15k jobs, 4.4% unemployment

• AUD near upper hourly Bollinger band, upswing may stall ahead jobs data

• Strait of Hormuz uncertainty persists with no signs of peace progress

• Gold +4.3% while Brent crude remains elevated at $91.57 a barrel

• RBA Aug monetary policy meeting minutes to be released Tue

• Overnight range 0.7069-0.7129 support 0.6920, resistance 0.7130 0.7200
AUD Hourly Bollinger Study & DXY daily 55-DMA

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