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In a shot across the trade war bow with both Japan and Germany, on Tuesday Trump and members of his administration took aim at both Japan and Germany, in addition to China, to accuse them of devaluing their respective currencies, an unexpected move which sent the dollar sliding to multi-month lows.  Specifically, on Tuesday morning Trump said: "You look at what China’s doing, you look at what Japan has done over the years.

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After yesterday US officials reported that Iran conducted a nuclear ballistic missile test on Sunday, which some claimed would be another violation of the UN resolution and Obama's nuclear deal, on Wednesday Iran's defense minister admitted that the Islamic Republic had indeed tested a new missile, but added the test did not breach Tehran's nuclear accord with world powers or a U.N. Security Council resolution endorsing the pact.

European stocks rise the first day in four, with Asian stocks, S&P futures and the Dollar all gaining following strong Apple earnings ahead of today's Fed decision and the U.K. parliament's first vote on the Article 50 bill.

A startling fleet of UFOs flying over the Mexican border into the United States has been mysteriously removed from the internet.  The 15-minute clip shows around ten UFOs hovering above border control at Tijuana, Mexico as Customs and border officers abandon their posts in order to film the spectacle. The Sun reports: Cars stopped and beeped their horns as hundreds stared skywards in disbelief at what they were seeing. But after the footage was posted on Instagram attracting more than 30,000 views and 200 comments it quickly disappeared without a trace.