Entering into US session, major pairs and crosses are generally staying in tight range. New Zealand Dollar, Euro and Australian Dollar are the “relatively” weaker ones. Meanwhile, Canadian Dollar and Yen are the strongest ones. But after all, with the exception of pre-BoC strength of the Loonie, the picture is not too representative.
US-China vice ministerial trade talk is extending into the evening but no more news is released on the topic. US and Canada trade balance will be released but are unlikely to trigger any responses. The more interesting could be Trump’s planned speech regarding border wall and government shutdown. But that will come late at around 9pm EST.
In Europe, at the time of writing:
- FTSE is up 0.93%
- DAX is up 0.88%
- CAC is up 1.45%
- German 10-year yield is up 0.008 at 0.231
Earlier in Asia:
- Nikkei closed up 0.82%
- Hong Kong HSI rose 0.15%
- China Shanghai SSE dropped -0.26%
- Singapore Strait Times gained 0.65%
- Japan 10-year JGB yield attempted to turn positive, but ended at -0.003, up 0.0115
