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Data out a short while ago
– mftg industry survey shows businesses plan to boost investment by 7% in 2016 vs prev f/cast of +3%
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Meanwhile EURUSD continues its early retreat at 1.1180 with EURGBP down at 0.7750 as equities settle, but EURJPY firmer at 128.95 as USDJPY holds its earlier rapid gains at 115.30

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When Cromwell Coulson heard that an obscure Chinese real estate firm had agreed to buy the Chicago Stock Exchange, he was shocked.

Japan’s chief cabinet sec out across the wires
– Japan’s financial system remains strong
– expects Japan’s economy to recover, based on strong labour market
– JGBs being bought as safe-haven asset
Monitoring and doing anything are too quite different things but it looks like traders are taking a bit of profit off the table after the big yen moves of the last 24 hours.

Softer tones as expected
– DAX futures -0.4%
– CAC40 -0.3%
– FTSE -0.1%
Bund futures up 29 at 165.13
– 10 year bund yields down to 0.202%, lowest since April 2015

Metals prices have outperformed oil over the past 20 months, but that’s unlikely to continue, Goldman Sachs analysts said.