International crude oil rose by more than 5%, Trump plans to expand the target of drug crackdowns to land, Putin said that the US side is more likely to postpone the summit than cancel it, and US officials denied talking to Quantum about investing in the company.
Barclays said the recent sharp rise in the yen showed that the currency was once again moving in sync with yield spreads, and that the yen would be boosted by its safe-haven status if global growth fears caused equities to fall. "The yen's rapid appreciation has been accompanied by a return to correlation with yields and equity prices," said Shinichiro Kadota, head of Japan FX and rates strategy at Barclays.