HALISTER1: INSIDE G-10: JPY, AUD Slide as EUR Gains Ahead of G-20 Meeting

INSIDE G-10: JPY, AUD Slide as EUR Gains Ahead of G-20 Meeting

(Bloomberg) -- Position adjustments via cross markets is partly responsible for yen weakness as China says yuan devaluation is not on the agenda for G-20 meeting that starts tomorrow.
  • USD/JPY +0.27% to 112.48 vs 111.90/112.63 range
    • Extends bids seen into Tokyo fix, taking out exporter offers at 112.50, says trader
    • Japanese bought record sum of foreign bonds, stocks last week
    • Hurdle to negative Fed rates is political, not legal, study says
  • AUD/USD -0.15% to 0.7185 vs 0.7157/0.7203 range
    • Selling triggered after weaker-than-forecast capex plans for 2016/17, little follow-through as positioning light: trader
    • RBA may cut rates as capex view trumps spending: Capital Economics
  • GBP/USD +0.06% to 1.3935 vs 1.3915/1.3955 range
    • Pounds stays close to its seven-year low; Cameron is reportedly urged to remove Gove as justice secretary for his support of a Brexit
  • EUR/USD +0.15% to 1.1030 vs 1.1007/1.1033 range
    • Supported on buying vs JPY, says trader
  • NZD/USD +0.03% to 0.6661 vs 0.6643/0.6668 range
    • FinMin English says RBNZ has room to respond to low inflation
  • BBDXY +0.1% to 1,224.67
  • U.S. Treasury 10-year yield down 1 bp to 1.742%
  • S&P 500 futures up 2 points to 1,932
  • Brent crude -0.1%; gold +0.4%; copper +0.3%
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