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Yen surges, Aussie slides as growth fears trigger FX 'flash crash'
The yen soared versus its peers on Thursday, breaking through key technical support levels as heightened global growth risks pushed investors into safe haven-assets in moves exacerbated by thin holiday volumes. Charging the risk averse mood was a rare revenue warning from Apple Inc (AAPL.O), which added to worries about fading global demand. Apple cut its sales forecast for its latest quarter, citing slowing iPhone sales in China. That followed a series of surveys that showed factory activity weakening across much of Europe and Asia in December. Market participants fled to the safety of the highly liquid Japanese yen ... (full story)
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