The Japanese yen was the leader of the Asian session : After the storm of demand for safe assets in the course of trading on the interbank market Jenova crosses opened with a significant gap . Meanwhile, the U.S. dollar was able to gain support for the weaker euro has appreciated against the " Aussie " and " Kiwi ", but was unable to rise against the British pound.
This week saw two interesting developments. First, the five ministers of Berlusconi's party have resigned , weakening the coalition of Prime Minister Eriko Letta , which could lead to the dissolution of the Italian parliament and new elections . Secondly , it seems that the work of the U.S. government at this time would still be terminated.
With regard to economic publications, to disappoint traders final purchasing managers' index from HSBC in China, which was 50.2 points against the previous 51.2 points, hit the " Aussie ", who was able to gain the support of only in the area of 0.9280 . Meanwhile, USD / JPY rate fluctuations continued below 98,00 : the pair has broken this mark with the opening of trading , and the EUR / USD pair was able to return to 1.35 .
In general, despite the wide gaps Jenova crosses, the level of activity during the session was quite low , the attention of traders was mainly focused on the end of the month and the resulting cash flows. The stock markets were mostly painted in red : Nikkei lost 1,8%, Hang Seng slipped 1.21% and Shanghai was the only exception with a growth of 0.55%. In the U.S. , meanwhile , futures for the S & P 500 fell 0.85%.
