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FOREX: Gentle risk-on flows have crept into G10 FX space at the start to the
week, but it is hard to name any material catalysts. News flow has been
relatively sparse. Reports surrounding U.S.-China tensions have been doing the
rounds, but without signs of any larger escalation. AUD leads commodity FX
higher, with JPY trading on the back foot.
- Sterling took a hit as BoE Chief Economist Andy Haldane told the Telegraph
that the UK's central bank is studying unconventional monetary policy options,
including negative interest rates and boosting the QE plan, though he noted that
no such move is imminent. Brexit worries may have amplified pressure to GBP.
- Today's data docket is very thin, while central bank speaker slate features
Fed's Bostic, ECB's de Cos & BoE's Tenreyro. Canada observes a public holiday.

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