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Equities making their mind up as we wait on official openings 27 July
– DAX futures -0.1%
– CAC40 +0.05%
– FTSE +0.06%
German bund futures open +23 at 162.01

Mixed session on softer USDJPY and dovish FOMC tones 27 July
– high 20176.35
– low 20005.20
– Topix +0.37% at 1626.84
– USDJPY 111.00 still trying to make its mind up but dip demand expected into 110.80
Australia’s S&P/ASX200 closes up 0.21% at 5788.60

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Germany August GFK consumer confidence report 27 July
– 10.6 prev
Better than expected/prev but not going to set pulses racing.
EURUSD 1.1738, EURGBP 0.8932, EURJPY 130.22 all dipping as I type.

USDJPY and the Nikkei both retreating into the close 27 July
10 minutes to go until Japanese equity markets close and we’re seeing USDJPY dip to 110.95 from 111.05 but there’s demand between here and stronger into 110.80

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