Singapore Dollar Steady; May Consolidate for Most of This Week
0038 GMT — The yen mostly weakens against other G-10 and Asian currencies in early session amid hopes for a possible Russia-Ukraine peace deal. While Friday's meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin didn't result in a breakthrough, Trump said Putin had accepted that any peace would need to include the presence of Western troops in Ukraine. European leaders will travel to Washington with Ukrainian President Zelensky to meet with Trump on Monday. Secretary of State Rubio said Sunday that a major focus of the Monday talks will be security guarantees. USD/JPY edges 0.1% higher to 147.35 and AUD/JPY rises 0.4% to 95.95, LSEG data show. (ronnie.harui@wsj.com)
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