• Trades up 0.3% with USD -0.3% and risk bid - Nikkei +1.35%, AsiaxJP +1%%

• Sterling quiet - USD sold late morning - GBP top of a 1.2227-1.2276 D3 range

• Cash use slips to 15% of UK purchases in 2021, and 8% of retail sales

• Substantial card transaction fees need to be regulated - BRC nL8N32Y4BN

• Charts; neutral daily momentum studies, 10 & 21 day moving averages climb

• 21 day Bollinger bands rise - positive setup while 1.2030 21 DMA holds

• 1.2152 10 DMA held again - a base on the close for this move and key support

• 1.2271 Asian high then this week's 1.2345 trend high are initial resistance

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