We had a decent range for USD/JPY and yen crosses. USD/JPY popped above 154.00 with no fresh catalysts seen. The top didn’t last long though, the pair soon dropped back to be around 153.55 or so as I post and net little changed on the day.

Data points today were from New Zealand and Australia, with AUD/USD a net loser on the session:

  • Australia’s consumer confidence rose in November as consumers gained confidence in RBA rate cuts ahead (which may take some time!)
  • Business confidence, too, moved higher, in the National Australia Bank October business survey. Business conditions were unchanged. Perhaps the best news from this surevey were indications that cost and product price pressures slowed further.

The People’s Bank of China set the USD/CNY reference rate at its weakest (for the yuan) since mid-September of last year.

Bitcoin rose but has not yet hit the US$90K milestone.

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