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Aussie goes down in Asia
On Wednesday, the Aussie dived in Asia, while the evergreen buck staged a moderate rebound because Donald Trump had North Korean leader Kim Jong-un taunted on Twitter.
The currency pair AUD/USD dived 0.14% being worth 0.7819, USD/JPY hit 112.34, rising 0.05%.
Tracking the greenback’s value versus a trade-weighted basket of six key currencies, the US dollar index rallied 0.07% being worth 91.62.
Overnight, the US currency declined to more than three-month minimums versus a basket of key currencies because investors waited for major economic data releases scheduled for this week.
The US currency made a subdued to start to 2018, diving to more than three month minimums amid a lack of top-tier economic data as well as lower trading volumes.
The minutes of the Fed December gathering along with non-farm payrolls data scheduled for later this week, are actually expected to get 2018 underway in earnest because investors look for clues on monetary policy and also the overall progress of the labor market.
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