The USD is mixed
As North American traders enter for the day, the JPY is the strongest, while the GBP is the weakest. Brexit concerns weigh on the GBP.
The trading ranges are light with the JPY pairs attracting the most interest. The EURJPY and GBPJPY are trading near low levels and have been trending lower for the entire day. The highs were near the closing levels from yesterday in all the JPY pairs.
A snapshot of other markets shows:
- Spot gold near unchanged levels at $1323.90
- WTI crude oil is down -$0.15 or -0.24% at $61.54
- Bitcoin is lower again today. It is down -$339 at $9939
- US yields are lower. 2 year 2.270%, unchanged. 5 year 2.6687%, -1.7 basis points. 10 year 2.9244%, -2.5 basis points. 30 year 3.1978%, -2.2 basis points
US initial jobless claims (230K est) will released at 8:30 AM along with Canada's retail sales (0.0% est vs 0.2% last and 0.3% est. vs 1.6% last)
