Tight ranges in play across the major G10.....>

FOREX: Tight ranges in play across the major G10 crosses in front of the long

U.S. holiday weekend, with participants perhaps cognisant of headline risk ahead

of that the latest round of tariffs in the Sino-U.S. trade war, which are set to

go into play on Sunday.

- KRW making the most notable waves in early Asia hours with the latest

developments on the Sino-U.S. trade war front (however questionable they may

be), coupled with stronger than expected local industrial production data

helping to support KRW in early onshore trade.

- The latest round of BoJ Rinban operations & the BoK MonPol decision provide

the major headline risk events during the remainder of the Asia session, with

eyes also on all things China. Looking beyond the regional docket, focus will

fall on EZ CPI data, German retail sales, U.S. PCE & Chicago PMI as well as

Canadian GDP