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DOLLAR: Seeing some US dollar strength in Asia-Pac trade, DXY being catching a
bid after the US Senate passes an interim spending bill that will fund the US
government until December 22. The news saw bonds sell off and yields add to
their gains from Thursday which has attracted additional flows.. 10-Year yield
last up 0.7bp at 2.371%, this builds on the 2.5bp rise in 10-Year yields on
Thursday after reports that Trump was preparing an infastructure plan for
January and optimism over European politics as the SPD agree to talks with
German Chancellor Merkel's CDU.
- USDJPY last up 19 pips at 113.27, highest since November 16, and ignoring the
stronger than expected Japanese GDP data. MNI sources note resistance from
around 113.33.
- EUR/USD hitting session lows at 1.1768, down 5 pips on the session, to hit the
lowest level since November 22.
- Market quiet and thin ahead of the US NFP figure at 1330GMT on Friday.

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