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DOLLAR-YEN: USD/JPY last sits at Y107.88, just shy of neutral levels. The pair
has given away a few pips worth of early gains registered on the back of
Saturday's denial by a U.S. Tsy official that the White House is considering
delisting Chinese firms from U.S. exchanges. The clarification was in response
to Friday's BBG report, which suggested that such an option is on the table.
- Bears look for a further dip below the 100-DMA, which intersects at Y107.81. A
break here would open up the 23.6% retracement of the Aug 26 - Sep 18 rally at
Y107.53, also the low of Sep 20. Bulls need a push above the Y108.18 Friday's
peak to regain momentum before targeting the Sep 18 monthly high of Y108.48.
- On Friday, USD/JPY edged lower initially, as a no. of Japanese names going
ex-div weighed on local equity benchmarks. Subsequent recovery was capped around
Y108.20 and the pair slid on aforesaid BBG report re: delisting Chinese firms.
- The summary of opinions from the most recent BoJ MonPol meeting is due later
today & the Bank's policymaker Funo will speak on Thursday. Data-wise, local
retail sales and flash industrial output come out today, with jobs numbers,
final Jibun Bank m'fing PMI and Q3 Tankan survey due to follow on Tuesday.

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