Key RBA speakers, consumer behaviour on the agenda

New consumer sentiment data will indicate whether spending has held up or increased. (Steven Markham/AAP PHOTOS)

Consumer sentiment and key public engagements by senior Reserve Bank of Australia officials will be closely watched by the nation's economists.

RBA assistant governor Sarah Hunter will speak at The Australian Financial Review's Property Summit in Sydney on Tuesday, while deputy governor Andrew Hauser appears on ABC's 7.30 later that evening.