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USD Edges Higher In Quiet Asia-Pac Trade

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The DXY edged higher from the off amid an uptick in U.S. Tsy yields, correlated with fresh record highs for both the S&P 500 & NASDAQ 100 e-minis.

  • Firmer crude oil prices lent support to CAD and NOK. AUD followed suit but its Antipodean cousin NZD faltered.
  • The kiwi slipped as BBG trader source pointed to fast money trimming longs amid lack of new catalysts after Thursday's inflation expectations data.
  • All in all, major crosses held narrow ranges as broader headline flow was relatively thin.
  • UK & Canadian retail sales as well as Norwegian GDP take focus going forward. Comments are due from Fed's Waller & Clarida, ECB's Lagarde & Weidmann as well as BoE's Pill.

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