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FOREX: Today's tranquil Asia-Pacific session saw G10 FX stick to tight ranges,
as risk sentiment recovered a touch, following the moves seen late Thursday on
Wall St. 
- Latest comments from President Trump & China's MOFCOM gave reasons for
cautious optimism with regards to Sino-U.S. trade relations. 
- JPY underperformed modestly with the Nikkei 225 ~0.6% higher at writing. 
- GBP came under some modest pressure from uncertainty re: the upcoming Brexit
vote in the House of Commons, while CAD hovers just below C$1.3400 on worries
re: oil supply gluts as OPEC+ remains divided over potential output cuts. 
- CNH gained vs. USD & EUR. 
- Focus today turns to U.S. & Canadian labour mkt reports, prelim Uni. of
Michigan confidence numbers, German industrial output, as well as the final
reading of EZ Q3 GDP. Elsewhere, ECB's Coeure and Fed's Brainard are due to
speak. The OPEC+ summit in Vienna will also garner attention, as will the
ongoing Brexit debate in the Commons.

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