Australian retail sales better-than-expected

FXstreet.com (Bali) - Australia's retail sales s.a. (seasonally adjusted) (MoM) for Nov came at +0.5% vs +0.4% expected and +0.8% last, leading to an intraday boost in the Aussie. Meanwhile, the Australian current account balance stood at a deficit of AUD 12.7 billion vs AUS -11.55 billion expected and AUD -9.40 billion last.