The Daily Bullion: Nikkei tops 70,800 as crypto slips
The Nikkei leads the open at 70,824.86, up 1.21% and 47.93% on the year, as the dollar softens across the majors and crypto turns broadly red.
The Nikkei leads the open at 70,824.86, up 1.21% and 47.93% on the year, as the dollar softens across the majors and crypto turns broadly red.
Canada's Ivey PMI is due at 14:00 UTC with a forecast of 65.2 versus 64.3 prior. See how EURCAD, NZDCAD and other CAD pairs are trading now.
BOJ Governor Ueda spoke at 06:35 UTC and the yen reacted modestly. EURJPY led as the yen eased against the euro, while USDJPY and CHFJPY held steady.
Cardano jumps 3.51% and Polkadot 2.58% as crypto splits, Stellar down 3.61%; the dollar holds firm, Asian indices lead and crude slips.
Bank of Japan Governor Ueda speaks at 06:35 UTC on 6 October. Here's what the high-impact appearance means for the yen and how JPY crosses are trading.
A central-bank-heavy week: BOJ's Ueda speaks Tuesday, FOMC minutes land Wednesday, and Canada's jobs report closes it Friday.
Brent jumped 4.12% and WTI 3.2% to lead the session, while the IBEX, CAC and FTSE all fell more than 1% and Bitcoin held above 84,500.
Gold leads at $4,180.99, up 1.3%, as U.S. crude sinks 4% and the dollar firms against the majors. Bitcoin holds $83,375 while the alt tail slides.
The Australian dollar eased evenly against all counterparts after the 01:30 UTC CPI release, with AUDJPY leading the decline at -0.53%.
Australia's monthly CPI is due 01:30 UTC with a 0.5% forecast, half the prior 1.0%. See how EURAUD, AUDCHF and other Aussie pairs are trading.
Crypto opens broadly lower as GRT sinks 15% and UNI 9%; gold sheds 3.4% and silver 4.8% while a firmer dollar lifts USD/MXN.
Australia's high-impact CPI headlines the next 24 hours at 01:30 UTC, after ECB's Lagarde, Canadian GDP and US confidence and JOLTS data.