Asia Summary and Highlights 14 August
Latvia issued an air threat alert
Finland imposed a temporary restriction on aviation and maritime traffic in the eastern Gulf of Finland
Asia Session
The FX market is rangebound on Friday. There isn't much headlines circulating, apart from Russian drones alert in Latvia and Finland, and market participants are likely avoiding fresh bet before the weekend. USD is trading slightly stronger. Short end JGB yields remain close to recent high and longer end are likely going to retest higher grounds too. USD/JPY is trading 0.10% lower at 159.33.
Looks like a quiet Friday so far as FX rangebound and major regional equity indexes ending the Asia session way from session high. Precious metals are also trading lower with oil little changed. AUD/USD is trading 0.04% higher at 0.7062. NZD/USD is trading 0.26% higher while USD/CAD slides 0.11%. Else, EUR/USD is up 0.1% and GBP/USD is down 0.08%.