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There
was no news nor data from Japan today of relevance for the yen. JPY
has been volatile enough not to need much to move, and today was no
different. USD/JPY fell from highs above 149.25 to around 148.80.
The
USD was weaker pretty much across the major’s board. Ranges were not
large.
Data
from New Zealand was notable. Q2 PPIs both rose from Q1, and above
expectations. NZD/USD rallied back above 0.6000.
From
Australia we had parliamentary testimony from Reserve Bank of
Australia Governor Bullock and a group of her senior officials.
Bullock
reiterated that
while the RBA judges that
monetary
policy is sufficiently restrictive, inflation
remains too high and its too early to be thinking about rate
cuts.
AUD/USD ticked higher to just over 0.6625.
EUR,
GBP, CAD, and CHF all gained against the US dollar (again,
ranges were small only).
Regional
equities rose following a strong Wall Street performance. The Nikkei
also liked the drop lower for the yen on Thursday.
This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.
