.Headings: Markets: JPY leads, USD lag on the dayEuropean equities a contact higher S&P 500 futures down 0.1% US 10-year yields down 2.6 bps to 3.618% Gold upward 0.3% to $2,522.42 WTI crude up 2.6% to $67.49 Bitcoin down 1.4% to $56,770 The best exciting component of the session was in the course of the handover coming from Asia to Europe. That came as connection turnouts slipped and also cast a bid on the Oriental yen in FX. USD/JPY particularly flopped to assess 141.00 before touching a low of 140.70 throughout the day. The pair then recorded a bounce back after, trading back up to 141.70 now yet still down by 0.5%. As returns dropped, it placed some light pressure on equities as well. S&P 500 futures dropped as much as 0.6% before recuperating the majority of that to become down simply 0.1% now.Focusing back on the connect market, 2-year Treasury returns flirted with a break to its least expensive level in over two years. Turnouts were down through as much as 6 bps to 3.55% at one point, before keeping decently reduced right now at 3.58%. 10-year returns alternatively dropped further to 3.61% and also is actually keeping thereabouts.With Treasury yields falling, the buck is actually the laggard on the day therefore. EUR/USD is actually up 0.3% to 1.1050 while USD/CHF fell to 0.8422 originally before recoiling back a little bit of to 0.8460 currently. On the other hand, AUD/USD is actually likewise found up 0.3% to 0.6670 on the day.In various other markets, gold is likewise starting to eye a more outbreak as it floats near the outside of its own current array. The metal is up 0.3% to $2,522 right now, with buyers on the edge of their seats indigent to chase after a breakout.That is going to be actually yet another location to look out for as we switch the focus and focus to the US CPI record later.