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5 Jul 2013
Session Recap: USD quietly higher ahead of NFP; Gold lower
FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - Quiet session again in the Asia-Pacific just few hours away of key risk event of the week in the form of US NFP for the month of June, with EUR/USD struggling around the 1.29 handle, and USD/JPY capped below 100.50.
Aussie eased from session highs around 0.9150 to recent session lows at 0.9120, while GBP/USD also moved lower on the back of broad USD strength, printing fresh 1-month lows at 1.5025.
Gold, Oil and Silver all moved lower after being flat for last 24 hours with US markets closed over holiday, while local share markets are all in the green, with the Korean Kospi exception, that trades around break even, down a tiny -0.09%.
Main headlines in the Asian Session:
NZ financial statements: key indicators better than forecast
IMF cuts Italy growth forecast
Goldman Sachs the lone Euro bull
BOJ offering to buy JGB s from market
China vice finance minister Zhu: China wants more global coordination on QE exit timing
Greece Eyes Next Bailout Aid
Portugal’s leaders ‘find a formula’ to avert government collapse
Aussie eased from session highs around 0.9150 to recent session lows at 0.9120, while GBP/USD also moved lower on the back of broad USD strength, printing fresh 1-month lows at 1.5025.
Gold, Oil and Silver all moved lower after being flat for last 24 hours with US markets closed over holiday, while local share markets are all in the green, with the Korean Kospi exception, that trades around break even, down a tiny -0.09%.
Main headlines in the Asian Session:
NZ financial statements: key indicators better than forecast
IMF cuts Italy growth forecast
Goldman Sachs the lone Euro bull
BOJ offering to buy JGB s from market
China vice finance minister Zhu: China wants more global coordination on QE exit timing
Greece Eyes Next Bailout Aid
Portugal’s leaders ‘find a formula’ to avert government collapse