The Taiwan stock market has tracked higher in back-to-back sessions, advancing almost 300 points or 1.5 percent along the way. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now sits just above the 20,850-point plateau although it may run out of steam on Tuesday.

The Singapore stock market has moved higher in three straight sessions, collecting almost 40 points or 1.2 percent in that span. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,300-point plateau although it may open under pressure on Tuesday.

Producer prices in Japan were up 0.3 percent on month in April, the Bank of Japan said on Tuesday - accelerating from 0.2 percent in March.

The Malaysia stock market on Monday ended the three-day losing streak in which it had slipped just 5 points or 0.3 percent. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index now sits just above the 1,600-point plateau although it's likely to see renewed consolidation on Tuesday.

The South Korea stock market has finished lower in two of three trading days since the end of the two-day winning streak in which it had jumped almost 70 points or 2.6 percent. The KOSPI now sits just above the 2,725-point plateau and it's looking at another soft start again on Tuesday.

US CPI report may show the next direction of EURUSD; UK employment data may take GBPUSD down; Is Australia labour report strong enough to take AUDUSD out of trading range?

The price of Brent crude oil is currently experiencing a downturn, trading around 82.55 USD per barrel this Monday. The primary concern affecting the market today is the uncertainty surrounding demand levels, exerting significant pressure on the commodity.

Oil-dollar pair fell 1.8%, ROC negative. Aussie dollar sideways, MACD positive. Euro-dollar sideways, MACD positive. Dollar-yen sideways, Stochastic RSI positive. China's consumer prices up for third month. Seeker's shares soar 35% above IPO price. Today: US bill auctions, Finland's Current Account, Portugal's CPI, Eurozone's Eurogroup Meeting, Japan's PPI.

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