USD/JPY edges lower in Asia
USD/JPY tilted lower in Asian trade off January 21 highs following earlier industrial data from Japan and ahead of US data today.
As of 05:59 GMT, USD/JPY shed 0.01% to 109.81, with an intraday low at 109.73.
Earlier Japanese data showed the Tertiary Industry Activity index down 0.2%, compared to a 1.4% rise in November.
From the US, retail sales are expected up 0.3% as before, while core sales are estimated up 0.3%, slowing down from 0.7%.
Import prices are expected down 0.2% in January, while industrial production is estimated down 0.2% as well in December.
The capacity utilization rate is expected down to 76.9% from 77% in December, while business inventories are estimated up 0.1%.
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester will speak about payments modernization at the University of South Florida, in Sarasota.
| Symbol | Last | Change | Chg.% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1.1032
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0.0217
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2.0046%
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|
|
1.2809
|
-0.0139
|
1.0735%
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|
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Tadawul
|
7628.34
|
-82.78
|
1.07%
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|
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16.584
|
-1.909
|
10.325%
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|
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45.020
|
-8.313
|
15.587%
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|
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50.52
|
-1.66
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3.18%
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|
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1580.840
|
-62.805
|
3.821%
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