Earlier in the session we saw potential escalation re North Korea's missile test on Tuesday
- N Korea says ICBM launch tested stage separation, warhead re-entry, late-stage control
- US Sec State Tillerson - N Korea ICBM launch a new escalation
- Yen - on the move with the North Korean headlines?
- UN Nth Korea meeting on Wednesday
The Australian Financial Review have a piece up on the North Korean missile:
- Has an intercontinental range
- Such a development has come years ahead of believed possible from NK
- Missile dubbed Hwasong-14
- Assessment say the missile travelled in a steep arc (as high as 2,800 vertical kilometres above the Earth's surface), but if flown in a more typical trajectory, the missile would have easily travelled 6,500 kilometres
- This puts Alaska potentially within range
The article is here, may be gated: North Korea's genuine ICBM missile is a dangerous milestone
Meanwhile, USD/JPY is near its session lows:
