Japan’s Abe: Govt plans extra budget to fund reconstruction from recent earthquakes

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe announced over the weekend that his government plans an extra budget to fund reconstruction from recent earthquakes.

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Aims for June 1 to get it into effect

The extra budget will include funds for housing, businesses and infrastructure

Apr 25, 2016

CFTC positioning update - ANZ

Analysts at ANZ offered the positioning data is for the week ending 19 April 2016 and noted that leveraged funds further reduced their long USD positions in the week ended 19 April, by USD0.3bn to take it to only USD0.5bn, the least since July 2014.

AUD/USD off-lows, re-takes 0.7700 amid thin markets

The AUD/USD pair trims losses and re-attempts 0.77 handle in the Asian session this Monday, extending weakness for the fourth straight session.