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AUD/USD flirts with three-year highs just below 0.7100 in Wednesday's Asian trading. The pair remains undeterred by the mixed Chinese inflation data for January, which showed the growth in the Consumer Price Index slowing more than expected, while the Producer Price Index beat estimates. 

USD/JPY is extending its three-day rout below 154.00 in the Asian session on Wednesday, awaiting the release of the closely-watched US NFP report. In the meantime, rising bets on Fed rate cuts keep the US Dollar depressed. In contrast, expectations that PM Takaichi's policies will boost the economy and allow the BoJ to stick to its hawkish stance underpin the Japanese Yen, weighing on the pair amid intervention fears.

Gold turns higher to test $5,050 in the Asian session on Wednesday. Traders assess whether Gold has found a floor following a historic sell-off. The delayed US employment report for January, which was pushed back due to the recently ended four-day government shutdown, will take center stage later on Wednesday.

Following one of Ethereum's largest weekly drawdowns, whales are slowly returning to action alongside a drop in retail selling pressure. After slightly selling into the decline at the start of the month, whales or wallets with a balance of 10K-100K ETH began buying the dip last Wednesday as prices crashed further. 

Following a sizeable move lower in US technology Stocks last week, we have witnessed a meaningful recovery unfold. The USD Index is in a concerning position; the monthly price continues to hold the south channel support.

United States (US) ADP reported that, on average, the private sector added 6.5K new jobs in the four weeks ending January 24, up from 5K in the previous week. Other than that, Retail Sales remained unchanged in December, below expectations for a 0.4% increase and below November’s 0.6% advance.