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FOREX: The greenback has weakened vs. all of its G10 peers amid month-end flows
and upticks in U.S. equity index futures, which have moved into positive
territory. The Antipodeans top the G10 scoreboard ahead of Australian data. New
Zealand's trade balance provided no surprises. Both headline reading and
partials fell in line with projections, although exports reached a record high.
BBG cited a trader source pointing to a short squeeze in NZD after the NZ
release. Liquidity is sapped as Japanese markets are closed for the Showa Day.
- Korean won is the best performer in the Asian EM basket. South Korea's
industrial output topped projections and breakdown figures were generally
positive, a rare occurrence these days.
- Australia reports Q1 CPI at the bottom of the hour, then focus turns to
advance U.S. GDP, flash German CPI and EZ sentiment gauges. The Fed's MonPol
decision will steal the limelight. We will also hear from Riksbank's Breman.

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