Japan Mar Tokyo CPI ex Food, Energy (YoY) rises to -0.8% vs -1%

AUD/USD is last at 1.0414, mostly unchanged since early NY open, when final 4Q US GDP was released slightly below expectations at +0.4%, and consensus was looking for a +0.5% increase, the slowest since first quarter of 2011 according to Reuters. The pair is down -0.32% from previous Asia-Pacific open yesterday, and about the same for the week, with Aussie markets already closed over Eastern holiday.