Wall Street closes mixed on FOMC pro-taper minutes release

FXstreet.com (San Francisco) - The US stocks market closed Wednesday with a mix of green and red numbers as investors digested a better than expected ADP employment and FOMC minute release.

According to the minutes, some FOMC officials would apply a quicker QE taper and the Fed would be concerned about the risk of extra money in the market.

The Dow Jones declined 68.20 points or 0.41% to end the day at 16,462.74; the S&P 500 eased 0.39 pts or 0.02% to finish at 1,837.49; while the Nasdaq Composite advanced 12.43 pts or 0.30% to 4,165.61.

Flash: US Treasury Secretary warns against German surplus - BBH

Marc Chandler, Global Head of Currency Strategy at Brown Brothers Harriman notes that US Treasury Secretary Lew is in Germany today apparently pressing the international case against the German external surpluses.
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AUD/USD a continuation pattern?

AUD/USD has been subject to the US data throughout the day, with the dollar firmer the pair has tested the downside but stalled on the 0.89 handle.
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