China
China's trade balance climbed from 40.82B to 51.35B. The economists predicted the nation's TB to appreciate to 47.90B.
China's TB rose to 51.35B and Japan's TI fell to -0.4%
Japan
Japan's tertiary index dropped from 0.3% to -0.4%. The analysts estimated the indicator to decline -0.1%.
Italy
Italy's industrial production escalated from 0.8% to 1.4%. The economists and the analysts predicted the nation's IP to appreciate 0.1%.
U.S. dollar stable
Despite the latest uncertainty in place and Donald Trump's comments, the U.S. dollar stabilized versus its major counterparts near two-week highs.
The EUR/USD and the GBP/USD remained at 1.0661 and 1.2504 respectively. The USD/JPY traded to 113.70, rising 0.40%. The NZD/USD reached the 0.7193, rising 0.08%, and the AUD/USD at 0.7649, 0.33% higher.
Gold trades lower to $1,223.00
In the New York Mercantile Exchange on the Comex division, gold for delivery in April reached $1,223.00, weakening 1.12%.
Copper and silver weaker
Copper futures traded to $2.675 a pound, gaining 0.77%, and silver futures to $17.562 a troy ounce, losing 1.01%.
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