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DOLLAR-YEN
DOLLAR-YEN: As risk sentiment continued Usd/Jpy encountered support overnight
after Japan's former tax chief Sagawa stated that Japanese PM Abe & his wife had
no part in the Moritomo scandal. Tokyo-fixing demand triggered stop buy orders
to Y105.75, before fading. The Y106.00/10 is now a suggested sell area, support
at Y105.00 which holds large $1.94bn optional-expiry interest for today's NY
cut. Ahead of month-end, preliminary bank models are suggesting strong USD
buying, so one to watch. Usd/Jpy last Y105.65.
- Quiet on the US calendar today with Case-Shiller data at 1400GMT, Consumer
Confidence at 1500GMT followed by Richmond/Dallas Fed survey's at 1530GMT.
- Option-expiries: Y104.00($302mn), Y105.00($1.94bn), Y105.25-30($576mn),
Y105.50($834mn), Y106.00($425mn), Y106.50($330mn)

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