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Indexes in the Asia-Pacific region are experiencing a mixed session. Chinese indexes are slightly rebounding from recent deeper losses, gaining 0.50-0.60%. Japan's Nikkei 225 is trading with little change, South Korea's Kospi is up 0.40%, and Australia's S&P ASX 200 is down 0.15%.
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In the first part of today's forex market session, there are no significant changes. The session is calm, with most currency pairs limiting changes to a range of -0.20 to 0.10%.
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The euro is among the stronger currencies, while the U.S. dollar (USD) is among the weaker ones. The EURUSD pair is up 0.20% today, returning above 1.09%.
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Pakistan has begun retaliatory missile attacks on separatist militant hideouts in Iran, two days after an Iranian attack that exacerbated relations between the two countries.
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Taiwan's Ministry of Defense reported detecting 18 Chinese military aircraft operating around Taiwan and conducting "joint combat readiness patrols" with Chinese warships on Wednesday, marking the first large-scale military activity since Taiwan's elections.
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Australian labor market data came out slightly worse than expected. Although the unemployment rate matched consensus, employment change and labor market participation were weaker. Detailed labor market data for December:
- Employment Change: current -65.1K; forecast 17.6K; previously 72.6K;
- Full-Time Employment Change: current -106.6K; previously 57.0K;
- Unemployment Rate: current 3.9%; forecast 3.9%; previously 3.9%;
- Labor Market Participation: current 66.8%; forecast 67.1%; previously 67.3%;
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Japan's industrial production for November met analysts' expectations:
- Capacity Utilization: current 0.3% month-over-month; previously 1.5% month-over-month;
- Industrial Production: current -0.9% month-over-month; forecast -0.9% month-over-month; previously 1.3% month-over-month;
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Gold rebounds 0.30% to $2012 per ounce after testing the psychological levels of $2000 per ounce yesterday.
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Low volatility continues in the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin is trading with little change below $43000.
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