Consolidative trading continues in the financial markets. US futures point to recovery despite uncertainties over US-China trade talks. Yet, markets are just paring some of yesterday's losses. The currency markets are also generally bounded inside yesterday's range. Dollar is slightly softer, awaiting FOMC minutes. Sterling had a rollercoaster ride on Brexit rumors. Commodity currencies are slightly higher but gains are limited. Technically, despite today's recovery, GBP/USD and GBP/JPY are both limited below 1.2413 and 132.24 resistance levels respectively. Further declines are still expected in both pairs. EUR/USD and EUR/JPY recover notably today and recent consolidations are set to extend further, before decline resumption. USD/CAD is staying in tight range and another rise through 1.3347 resistance is in favor, subject to today's oil inventories report. In Europe, currently, FTSE is up 0.69%. DAX is up 1.26%. CAC is up 0.80%. German 10-year yield is up 0.024 at -0.568. Earlier in Asia, Nikkei dropped -0.61%. Hong Kong HSI dropped -0.81%. China Shanghai SSE rose 0.39%. Singapore Strait Times dropped -0.67%. Japan 10-year JGB yield dropped -0.0043 to -0.205. |
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