Risk-off sentiment emerged the main underlying theme in Asia this Monday, underpinning the demand for safe-havens amid weekend’s reports of the UK PM May and Nicola Sturgeon preparing to call in a new Scotland independence referendum in March. As a result, the pound suffered the most in Asia.
Contrarily, the Aussie was the biggest gainer amid a jump in the companies ‘operating profits data. The Asian session also witnessed re-emergence of BOJ bond-buying and a treasury yields rebound, both of which rescued USD/JPY from below 112 handle.
In the day ahead, we have a light EUR calendar, with the only Spanish CPI data and nothing from the UK docket. Instead, the US session is expected to be more eventful, as the crucial durable goods data is on the cards, followed by the pending home sales data. Apart from the data, FOMC member Kaplan’s speech will also take center-stage later today.
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Trump set to ask for a sharp increases in military spending - NY Times
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Trump will be in focus this week - ANZ
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