Crude oil prices are consolidating within the price action seen at the start of the new contracts last week. This could be paving the way for a break higher with recent highs just short of $55 as the target. Look for support at around $54 then $53.6
USD/JPY may have paused for breath overnight but another move lower would take out the 100 day moving average, opening up the 38.2% retracement level around 111.15.
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