ForexLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: China reopening, property support, & Goldilocks NFP

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• China mainland and HK shares rising, yuan too
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• Weekend report – Financing for Chinese real estate firms surges 33% y/y in December
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Asian
equity markets rose on the session:

• China’s
  Shanghai Composite +0.5%

• Hong
  Kong’s Hang Seng +1.6%

• South
  Korea’s KOSPI +1.8%

• Australia’s
  S&P/ASX 200 +0.6%

• MSCI
  Asia Pacific Index +1.6%

Across
major forex currencies rose against the USD pretty much across the
board.

The
positive sentiment was in response to Friday’s encouraging jobs
report from the US:

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and
the ongoing reopening moves in China and further support for the
property sector.

News
and data flow was light.

China’s
onshore yuan was revalued nearly 650 points higher at the reference
rate setting today. Offshore yuan rose also: