* Dollar slips
* Euro trades at $1.1850
* Commodity currencies stronger
* Graphic: World FX rates in 2020 https://tmsnrt.rs/2RBWI5E
By Ritvik Carvalho
LONDON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - The dollar edged lower and commodity currencies inched higher on Monday as investors were relieved by a delay in the review of the U.S.-China trade pact which left the deal intact.
Weak data and uncertainty ahead of a week that includes minutes of the U.S. Federal Reserve's last policy meeting and the U.S. Democratic Party's nomination convention kept a lid on sentiment, with moves limited in early deals in London.
Against a basket of currencies the dollar traded under gentle pressure at 93.036, roughly in the middle of the range it has held since dropping to a two-year low in late July.
The risk-sensitive Australian dollar inched up to a week high of $0.7196, poking around the top end of a channel it has traded in for a week. The oil-sensitive Canadian dollar also edged 0.2% higher to C$1.3240 per greenback.
The United States and China postponed a Saturday review of their Phase 1 trade deal, people familiar with the plans told Reuters, citing scheduling conflicts.
The euro traded higher by 0.1% against the dollar at $1.1850 .
Analysts point to stretched long positioning on the euro, U.S. politics as a presidential election looms, and new coronavirus hotspots in Europe as factors that could challenge the euro's uptrend.
"Positioning remains stretched on longs, making the cross vulnerable to a turn in sentiment, which has for a while been that of the EU handling the COVID shock better than the U.S.; this may change as U.S. figures peak and Europe fights the second wave," said Arne Lohmann Rasmussen, Chief Analyst, Head of Cross-Scandi Research at Danske Bank, in a note to clients.
Danske targets sees the euro/dollar rate hitting $1.16 a month from now, he added.
Markets are also looking to the Fed minutes from last month's meeting, due to be released on Wednesday, for any clues about an anticipated shift in the policy outlook.
Speculation is rife the U.S. central bank will adopt an average inflation target, which would seek to push inflation above 2% for some time to make up for the years it has run below.
"The outlook for the dollar will likely be driven by the U.S. bond market this week," said Viraj Patel, global FX and macro strategist at Arkera.
"U.S. real yields are around 14bps since 06 Aug - the question is whether we continue to see a bond market sell-off that supports dollar crosses against high-beta risky currencies."