Global FX TESTING DATA:

• • • Asian markets
      
      

      Asian stocks rose and the dollar hit a seven-week peak, riding on economic optimism ahead of a U.S. job report later in the day.

       
    • GOLD
      
      

      Gold prices jumped in Asia on Monday with China back after a week-long break bringing some heft to the market even as Japan, South Korea and Taiwan are shut for holidays.

    • OIL
      
      Oil prices edged up on Monday, after a 2 percent slide on Friday, on expectations that Saudi Arabia would continue to restrain its output in order to support prices, and as the amount of rigs drilling for new oil in the United States dipped.
       
    • AUSTRALIA
      
      An Australian lawfirm formally filed a class action suit against Commonwealth Bank of Australia on behalf of shareholders on Monday, accusing it of failing to disclose widespread breaches of anti-money-laundering rules.
       

    • NEW ZEALAND
      
      The party holding the balance of power in New Zealand’s election said on Monday foreign ownership restrictions would be part of its coalition talks, after a final tally showing greater support for the centre-left bloc drove the local dollar to a four-month low.

    • LONDON
      
      Prime Minister Theresa May, weakened by a disastrous party conference, will give British lawmakers a bullish prognosis for negotiations over exit from the European Union on Monday, but tell them that it is up to Brussels to make the next move.
       
    • US
      
      The U.S. mission in Turkey and subsequently the Turkish mission in Washington mutually scaled back visa services after a U.S. consulate employee was arrested in Turkey, in the latest sign of fraying diplomatic relations between the NATO allies.
       
    • CHINA
      
      China has denied responsibility for alleged cyber attacks in the United States appearing to target exiled tycoon Guo Wengui, who has levelled corruption allegations against senior Communist Party officials and applied for political asylum.
       
    • AUSTRALIA
      
      An Australian lawfirm formally filed a class action suit against Commonwealth Bank of Australia on behalf of shareholders on Monday, accusing it of failing to disclose widespread breaches of anti-money-laundering rules.
       
    • ISRAEL
      
      The Israeli military said on Sunday it destroyed an outpost belonging to the Islamist group Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Sunday after Gaza militants fired a rocket toward Israel.
       
    • VENEZUELAN
      
      Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro baited U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday by thanking him for a barrage of criticism that had made him famous worldwide.
       
    • SWITZERLAND
      
      Switzerland on Sunday called for the quick release of a Swiss woman reported abducted in Sudan’s troubled Darfur region where rebels have been fighting the government for more than a decade.