WHAT TO WATCH:

WEDNESDAY TRADING SESSIONS (as of ~4pm New York time):

Asia Pacific G-10 FX

USD/JPY up 0.8% to 153.39
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“The yen movement over the past few days has been a major drag on the dollar, so this confirmation of non-intervention is solidly dollar positive,” said Andrew Hazlett, a foreign-exchange trader at Monex Inc

AUD/USD rose 0.3% to 0.7029

NZD/USD rose 0.1% to 0.6051

KEY VIEWS:

DATA RELEASED WEDNESDAY:

BOND SALES/PURCHASES (All times HK):

S&P 500 little changed at 6,978.06 (range 6,963.46–7,002.28)

DJIA little changed at 49,015.72 (range 48,901.49–49,150.34)

• Gold +4.0% to $5,389/oz (range $5,158–$5,391)
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  Copper +2.1% to $5.98/lb (range $5.90–$6.00)

TECHNICAL OUTLOOK:

Reporting by Miles J. Herszenhorn