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18 Apr 2013
Forex: USD slightly lower; North Korea wants to talk
FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - Little changes once again in Asia after big moves in the previous London and NY session, with most pairs playing inside relatively small ranges. EUR/USD is up about 20 pips for the session at 1.3055, AUD/USD up about 15 pips at 1.3015, USD/JPY unchanged around 98.24, and GBP/USD up 15 pips at 1.5254.
USD is the loser for the session, with Gold recovering about $30 off session lows at $1333 from a previous big sell-off around the $1380 mark, while Oil diverges and trades at fresh session highs, off $1 session lows at $85.50.
On the data front, business confidence slightly improved in Australia, Japan showed again a wide trade deficit though slightly better than previous, while housing prices in China kept on improving, on the back of foreigner's capital inflows still coming to their economy. Also the news on North Korea wanting to come to the negotiations table was taking as a good news and improved a bit market sentiment in local share markets, though not enough to turn them into profits.
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USD is the loser for the session, with Gold recovering about $30 off session lows at $1333 from a previous big sell-off around the $1380 mark, while Oil diverges and trades at fresh session highs, off $1 session lows at $85.50.
On the data front, business confidence slightly improved in Australia, Japan showed again a wide trade deficit though slightly better than previous, while housing prices in China kept on improving, on the back of foreigner's capital inflows still coming to their economy. Also the news on North Korea wanting to come to the negotiations table was taking as a good news and improved a bit market sentiment in local share markets, though not enough to turn them into profits.
Commodities Brief: Precious Metals consolidate, Oil & Copper tumble
Abe says Real Impact of Economic Recovery to Come After Summer
Forex: EUR/AUD stalls below 50% Fibo retrace at 1.27
Forex: AUD/NZD completes “bear flag” pattern, further downside coming?
Japan adj trade deficit nears ¥1 trillion in March
China house prices continue to rise
North Korea is on the newswires – listing its ‘demands’
BOJ member Miyao comments on wires now; Expects investors to buy more foreign bonds
Forex: EUR/USD bounces on NK talks
Big hedge funds playing ranges in Asian session
Forex: USD/JPY off earlier lows, range bound between 97.20 and 98.40 on 1 hour chart
Wall Street Journal: ‘May still be too soon to expect massive outflows of Japanese money’ on Japanese