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HeadLine : Yen gains further ahead of BoJ policy details, after mixed data
Date : Jul 29 2016
The yen gained further Friday on a slew of data from Japan across consumer prices, retail sales, household spending and industrial production on Friday and all ahead of a closely-watched central bank policy review.

USD/JPY traded at 104.19, down 1.03%, while AUD/USD traded at 0.7530, up 0.36%.

Later in the session the Bank of Japan will unveil its latest monetary policy statement and interest rate decision.

Earlier in Japan, household spending fell 1.1% in June month-on-month, compared to an expected 0.4% gain with year-on-year showing a 2.2% drop. National CPI fell 0.4% in June year-on-year, matching expectations, while the unemployment rate dipped to 3.1% from 3.2%


Source: Investing.com
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