S. Korea: N. Korea possibly preparing for ICBM launch - Yonhap

Dhwani Mehta FXStreet

South Korea’s state news agency, Yonhap, providing updates on the North Korea missile threat, citing that South Korea detects North Korea missile launch preparation.

Yonhap also reported that the South Korean officials believe North Korea is possibly preparing for another intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launch.

The Japanese yen regained poise on the above headlines, knocking-off USD/JPY back below 109.50 levels.

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Dhwani Mehta

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Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.

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