Korea Exchanges activates sidecar to halt Kospi programme selling

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[MARKET UPDATE] USD/JPY falls from 162.02 to a trough of 161.69 but has since pared back slightly, amid the denial by Kuichi that the government is pushing for lower rates

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Japan's Economy Minister Kiuchi rejects reports that the government is pushing the BoJ to lower rates; says the government blueprint's reference to monetary policy is no different from its previous approach

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Korea Exchanges activates sidecar to halt Kospi programme selling

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PBoC injects CNY 10bln via 7-day reverse repos with rate maintained at 1.40%

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PBoC sets USD/CNY mid-point at 6.8054 vs exp. 6.7838 (prev. 6.8066)

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