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FOREX: US dollar strength was the main theme during the Asia-Pacific session,
following an overall hawkish FOMC statement, where they announced it will start
with balance sheet reduction in October and left the door open to a December
rate hike. Dollar-yen trekked higher from Y112.20 to Y112.65 before running into
supply from the Japanese exporter community. As expected, BoJ left Policy
balance rate at minus 0.1pct and maintained 10-Year JGB yield target at 0.0pct.
Dollar-yen was last at Y112.44.  Aussie-dollar faded from $0.8036 to $0.7994,
the pair was further weighed down by declines in copper and ore prices. Aussie
was last at $0.8004. Meanwhile, Euro-dollar currently trades at $1.1887 and
Cable at $1.3473, after trading in respective ranges of $1.1866 to $1.1897 and
$1.3473 to $1.3508. 

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