China's weekend plan may tee up manic Monday for FX
Oct 9 (Reuters) - Financial markets could be in for a lively day next Monday courtesy of expected news out of China this weekend, with scope for risk-sensitive currencies - including the Australian dollar - to rise or fall as a result.
China's financial ministry will detail plans on fiscal stimulus to boost the Chinese economy at a news conference on Saturday, scheduled for 10 a.m. (0200 GMT).
Bolder-than-expected fiscal policy from China should be positive for the AUD, whereas the currency from Down Under could be negatively impacted if the stimulus plans underwhelm (China is a big buyer of commodities mined in Australia, including iron ore).
Chinese stocks tumbled on Wednesday to snap a 10-day winning streak which had been fuelled by stimulus optimism.
That positive sentiment helped propel AUD/USD to a 19-month high of 0.6943 at the start of last week - before relatively hawkish guidance from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell took the wind out of the pair's sails.
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(Robert Howard is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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