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FOREX: G10 pairs have generally stuck to tight ranges so far, amid little new on

the wires. NZD has fallen to the bottom of the pile, although no fresh headlines

or data prints seem to have driven the move. SEK leads gains at the margin. Safe

haven FX struggle for any momentum, even as major equity indices in the region

operate in the red.

- KRW has softened a touch after South Korean imports & exports both contracted

in the first 20 days of August, while Yomiuri reported that North Korea has

probably already managed to manufacture nuclear warheads.

- Argentina presidential candidate Fernandez said that the IMF has requested a

meeting with him, adding that FX control weren't a good solution.

- U.S. existing home sales, Canadian CPI, UK public finances data and Norwegian

AKU unemployment take focus today. Fed's Kashkari will speak, while U.S. FOMC

will release minutes from its latest policy meeting. UK PM Johnson will meet

with German Cll'r Merkel for Brexit talks.