The Traderszone Network

Just a quick update – its gone 9am in Tokyo and 8 in Singapore & HK
USD rates:
Some flows into the USD, seeing AUD, CAD and EUR notably (but still small) lower

Deadly protests flared across Venezuela as President Nicolás Maduro’s supporters voted Sunday for a new assembly to redraft the constitution, a pivotal move that has been sharply criticized by countries from Argentina to the U.S.
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Saving up a down payment to buy your first house can seem a pretty daunting task. If you’ve never had more than a few thousand dollars in the bank at any given time, then setting aside five figures or more may seem impossible.

However, getting a down payment together is not as difficult as you may think — if you go about it the right way. Let’s walk through the steps to reaching that magic number.

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I posted earlier on:
AUD traders note, the Reserve Bank of Australia meet Tuesday. Here are a couple of quickie previews
But, late last week I popped up a more detailed piece via Westpac on the RBA meeting (announcement due 0430GMT) and also on the Statement on Monetary Policy (due 0130GMT on August 4).

Japanese factory output for June, these are the “flash” reading:
For the m/m, comes in at +1.6%
– expected +1.5% m/m, prior -3.6%
And for the y/y, +4.9%, beating expectations but lower than the previous month 

Futures for the S&P 500 index, Nasdaq 100 and Dow industrials were little changed vs. fair value Sunday evening. A Snap (SNAP) post-IPO lockup period has ended, letting early investors to sell shares as the Snapchat parent struggles vs. Facebook (FB) competition.

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Reuters reporting on comments from US officials
– Considering oil-related sanctions against Venezuela, measures could be announced as early as Monday
More:
– Sanction package not expected to include ban on Venezuelan oil shipments to US