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NORTH KOREA: Geopolitical tensions related to N Korea remain high after reports
the country tested a hydrogen bomb that caused an a 6.3 magnitude earthquake
late Saturday (03:30:01.2 UTC). Rates start off with safe-haven bid for Asia
session while US markets reopen Tuesday after Labor day holiday. Multiple wire
stories prior to H-bomb test. BBC cited N Korea saying the new multi-functional
thermonuclear bomb "can be loaded on to a ballistic missile," BBC added "there
were no independent verification of the claims." German Chancellor Angela Merkel
stressed diplomacy over military action, Bloomberg reported Sunday, after last
weeks missile test that flew over northern Japan. In that vein, Saturday
Telegraph article discussed "sanctions are the West's biggest weapon against
North Korea - but the most difficult to enforce." Meanwhile, Yonhap News
reported Sunday that the U.S. is "discussing the dispatch of F-22 and F-35B
fighter jets on a rotational basis as part of efforts to boost extended
deterrence against the North's threats." That said, the Wall Street Journal
reported Sunday that the Trump administration is considering "to withdraw from a
five-year-old bilateral trade pact" w/S Korea.

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