Headlines: Markets: AUD leads, GBP lags on the day European equities slightly higher; S&P 500 futures up 0.4% US 10-year yields up 1.4 bps to 4.262% Gold up 0.1% to $1,907.80 WTI crude up 1.3% to $89.67 Bitcoin up 0.5% to $26,362 Major currencies didn’t do a whole lot today, as traders are waiting on
USD/JPY had a sharp fall in very early Asia, dropping from circa 139.50 to lows under 138.90. The swings didn’t finish there, with lows for the session (as I write) under 138.75 before a move back up to above 139.50. Speculation swirled of a Bank of Japan ‘tweak’ to its yield curve control program. Yen
