Investing.com - The Aussie was quoted lower on Monday with thin trade expected and no major data due.
AUD/USD traded at 0.7319, down 0.32%, while USD/JPY changed hands at 120.25, up 0.03%.
The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback’s strength against a trade-weighted basket of six major currencies, was quoted down 0.01% to 94.92.
In the week ahead, investors will be looking to Wednesday’s U.S. data on retail sales and Thursday’s data on consumer prices for fresh indications on the strength of consumer spending.
On Monday, markets in Japan will be closed for a national holiday along with Canada.
In the U.S., Chicago Fed President Charles Evans is to speak, while Fed Governor Lael Brainard is to speak at another event.
Last week, the dollar fell against the other major currencies, hitting multi-week lows against the euro and the Swiss franc, after the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting indicated that interest rates are likely to remain on hold for longer.
Minutes from the Fed’s September policy meeting, published on Thursday, showed that most policymakers thought an initial rate hike should still come this year and that financial market turmoil had not "materially altered" the outlook for the U.S. economy.
But the minutes also noted that recent global economic and financial developments may have increased the downside risks to the U.S. economy.
The minutes reinforced expectations that U.S. interest rates will remain on hold until well into 2016.