US Session – USDJPY extends gains after US industrial production rose
Posted on October 16, 2012 at 7:25 pm GMTRisk sentiment was still high in the US session, kept alive by positive US data which showed industrial production rose more than forecast last month by 0.4 percent. Meanwhile, markets were already lifted by speculation that the Spanish government is closer to asking for financial aid, based on a media report that said Germany was open to a precautionary line of credit for Spain. If Spain requests aid, this would only serve to boost the euro and reduce concern the [..]