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Forex markets were subdued in Asian session today, with major pairs showing little movement while regional equities held steady. The muted tone comes despite a disappointing run of Chinese economic data, which showed broad weakness in activity. Investors appeared reluctant to extrapolate too much pessimism from the Chinese numbers. Instead, the data reinforced expectations that […]

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