The currency market is on the move into Thursday with the US Dollar taking a big hit across the board on the back of a double whammy from President Trump that he supports lower interest rates and that he thinks the US Dollar is getting too strong. This in conjunction with risk off flow has resulted in a surging Yen.

Five day performance v. US dollar

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