Global FX TESTING DATA:

• • • Asian markets
      
      Asian shares were subdued on Tuesday as investors’ rotation out of technology shares took a toll on some of the region’s tech heavyweights although hopes of a major tax cut in the United States underpinned risk sentiment.
       
    • GOLD
      
      
      Gold prices held within a tight range in Asian trade on Tuesday, supported by a slightly weaker dollar as investors awaited the next steps over U.S. tax reform legislation for clues.
       
    • OIL
      
       Oil markets nudged higher on Tuesday, buoyed by expectations of a drop in U.S. crude stockpiles and after last week’s deal between OPEC and other crude producers to extend output curbs.
       
    • UAE
      
      Growth of the United Arab Emirates’ non-oil private sector accelerated in November because of a sharp increase in output, a survey of companies showed on Tuesday.
       
    • SAUDI ARABIA
      
      Saudi Arabia’s non-oil private sector grew at its fastest pace in two years in November, a survey showed on Tuesday, indicating that a sweeping crackdown on corruption has not damaged the economy nearly as much as feared.
       
    • US
      
      The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory to President Donald Trump by allowing his latest travel ban targeting people from six Muslim-majority countries to go into full effect even as legal challenges continue in lower courts.
       
    • IRAQ
      
      Iraqi federal and Kurdish regional judiciaries are violating the rights of Islamic State suspects with flawed trials, arbitrary detentions under harsh conditions, and broad prosecutions, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.
       
    • AUSTRALIA
      
       Australia, concerned about rising Chinese influence, will ban foreign political donations as part of a crackdown aimed at preventing external interference in domestic politics, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Tuesday.
       
    • PHILIPPINES
      

      The Philippines has ordered French drugmaker Sanofi to stop the sale, distribution and marketing of its Dengvaxia dengue vaccine in the country after the company last week warned it could worsen the disease in some cases.

    • JAPAN
      
      Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Tuesday there would be additional spending for recurrent education, on top of the government’s planned 2 trillion yen ($17.8 billion) economic package, to help address the challenges of Japan’s shrinking labor force.
       

    • ISLAMABAD
      
      U.S. Defence Secretary Jim Mattis on Monday met Pakistan’s civilian and military leaders and urged them “redouble” their efforts to rein in militants accused of using the country as a base to carry out attacks in neighbouring Afghanistan.