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8 Jul 2013
Session Recap: USD flat post-NFP; Oil clinches fresh 1-year highs
FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - Another quiet session in the Asia-Pacific in USD terms post Friday's NFP sharp moves, with EUR/USD around the 1.2820 level, AUD/USD 0.9060, and USD/JPY 101.25.
Current account and Trade balance in Japan came in slightly lower than expected, while ANZ jobs advertisements in Australia improved a bit from previous lecture but still in the negative.
Gold jumped to session highs above the $1230 mark just to ease from there to recent session lows at $1216, with Silver also constrained below the $19 figure. Oil in the other hand shows strength above the $103 mark posting fresh 1-year highs.
Main headlines in the Asian Session:
UK referendum on EU is one step closer
China’s fragile banking sector faces tough times ahead
IMF head Lagarde says US budget cuts are “inappropriate”
ECB cannot solve euro zone crisis, says Bundesbank chief
Greece: Talks end with no agreement, but…
Oil above $103; Gold capped below $1230
Japan May Current Account n.s.a. down to ¥540.7B vs ¥750B
Japan Trade Balance for May Y -906.7Bn (vs expected Y -901.1Bn)
Australia June ANZ Job Advertisements increase to -1.8% vs -2.4%
University of Michigan consumer confidence index no longer to be available to Reuters subscribers early
Flash: Risk of BoJ Kuroda disappointing the market lower - Nomura
Current account and Trade balance in Japan came in slightly lower than expected, while ANZ jobs advertisements in Australia improved a bit from previous lecture but still in the negative.
Gold jumped to session highs above the $1230 mark just to ease from there to recent session lows at $1216, with Silver also constrained below the $19 figure. Oil in the other hand shows strength above the $103 mark posting fresh 1-year highs.
Main headlines in the Asian Session:
UK referendum on EU is one step closer
China’s fragile banking sector faces tough times ahead
IMF head Lagarde says US budget cuts are “inappropriate”
ECB cannot solve euro zone crisis, says Bundesbank chief
Greece: Talks end with no agreement, but…
Oil above $103; Gold capped below $1230
Japan May Current Account n.s.a. down to ¥540.7B vs ¥750B
Japan Trade Balance for May Y -906.7Bn (vs expected Y -901.1Bn)
Australia June ANZ Job Advertisements increase to -1.8% vs -2.4%
University of Michigan consumer confidence index no longer to be available to Reuters subscribers early
Flash: Risk of BoJ Kuroda disappointing the market lower - Nomura