Overall, the forex markets remain generally quiet in very tight range. Australian dollar edged higher in Asian session as lifted by stronger than expected consumer inflation expectations. Yet, there was on follow through buying. Yen and Dollar are both softer as sentiments remain cautious. Traders are very skeptical on whether any progress could be made in US-China trade negotiations. yet, they're guarding against any positive surprises for now. Technically, USD/CAD failed to break through 1.3347 temporary top after yesterday's rally attempt and more consolidations is likely. Similarly, EUR/AUD also failed to break through 1.6368 temporary top too and consolidations are set to continue. Selloff has clearly lost momentum. GBP/USD and GBP/JPY might be ready for a brief recovery. In Asia, currently, Nikkei is up 0.26%. Hong Kong HSI is up 0.18%. China Shanghai SSE is up 0.19%. Singapore Strait Times is down -0.12%. Japan 10-year JGB yield is down -0.0006 at -0.206. Overnight, DOW rose 0.70%. S&P 500 rose 0.91%. NASDAQ rose 1.02%. 10-year yield rose 0.046 to 2.087, defended 2% handle well for now. |
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