- EU group and FinMin meetings will wind to a close so expect headlines in the next few hours:
- Australian business confidence and Japanese industrial production are the ‘highlights’ on the economic calendar:
- The Diwali festival starts today and there will be holidays across much of Asia:
- EUR/USD has traded in very tight ranges with US financial markets mainly closed; Sovereign bids still expected below 1.2700:
- GBP/USD was under pressure for much of Monday in London but strong bids 1.5850/60 held firm:
- The AUD was dragged moderately higher by its neighbour as trailing stops were triggered in an overly short NZD market:
- USD/JPY became invisible again, hardly trading in tight ranges; barrier protection at 79.00 still the short-term key: