Sterling opens the week mildly lower as Brexit uncertainty is dragging on. Nevertheless, selling pressure is weak so far because there is still enough time for the Commons to ratify the Brexit deal to even avoid another extension. At this point, Swiss Franc is following as second weakest, then Yen. On the other hand, Australian and New Zealand Dollars are the strongest for the day so far. Risk sentiments improved as Chinese Vice Premier Liu He confirmed substantial progress in trade negotiations with US. Released in Asian session, Japan trade deficit narrowed slightly to JPY -10T in September, better than expectation of -0.17T. All industry activity index rose 0.0% mom in August, above expectation of -0.1% mom. UK Rightmove house price index rose 0.5% mom in October. In Asian markets, Nikkei is currently up 0.32%. Hong Kong HSI is up 0.32%. China Shanghai SSE is down -0.01%. Singapore Strait Times is up 0.93%. Japan 10-year JGB yield is up 0.0131 at -0.137. |
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