News and data flow were
almost non-existent. We did get South Korean December inflation
data:
It
was a subdued session for major forex rates.
The
Chinese yuan strengthened. The People's Bank of China set USD/CNY
at 7.0827, its lowest since the end of May. Offshore yuan, USD/CNH,
hit a 6-month low. The higher yuan lent support to the AUD, which
traded in a small range to highs of circa 0.6845 against the USD, before
dribbling off just a few ticks. NZD/USD ticked higher also and hasn't
dribbled back as much as AUD has. EUR/USD traded in a similar pattern to
AUD/USD.
USD/JPY
is not a lot changed after its wild ride on Thursday.
As
a heads up, China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) is
releasing December official PMIs on Sunday, December 31 (or 123123 if you prefer):
They really know how to throw a
NYE party that lot!