Australian and New Zealand Dollar are slightly firmer in Asian session today despite Chinese GDP miss. The stronger than expected industrial production growth ease some concerns over worse slowdown in Q4. Meanwhile, Sterling continues to consolidation in tight range, digesting this week's strong gains. The Pound's fate will heavily depend on the crucial Brexit vote on Saturday. As for the week, Sterling remains the strongest one, shot up by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's new Brexit deal with EU. The development took other European majors higher too, with Swiss Franc second strongest and Euro third. On the other hand, Yen is currently the weakest for the week, followed by Dollar, as risk aversions eased. In Asia, Nikkei closed up 0.18%. Hong Kong HSI is down -0.58%. China Shanghai SSE is down -1.14%. Singapore Strait Times is down -0.45%. Japan 10-year JGB yield is up 0.0089 at -0.145. Overnight, DOW rose 0.09%. S&P 500 rose 0.28%. NASDAQ rose 0.40%. 10-year yield rose 0.009 to 1.757. |
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