Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida confirmed in a statement on Tuesday, “North Korea fired two ballistic missiles.”
He added: “Regrettable North Korea has fired missiles successively since last month.”
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The futures tied to the S&P 500 index are trading almost unchanged on the day near 4,485, unfazed by the North Korea headlines.
Meanwhile, USD/JPY is easing to 114.20, at the time of writing, down 0.09% on a daily basis.