SYDNEY, April 19- The euro and yen started trade in Asia on Friday in familiar territory having steadied from wild swings in a week that took a heavy toll on commodity currencies such as the Australian dollar. The euro stood at $1.3056, little changed from late New York and Tokyo levels on Thursday.
SINGAPORE, April 18- The yen fell and pulled away from intraday highs in choppy trade on Thursday as risk aversion eased, while the euro steadied after sliding the previous day on talk of more monetary easing by the European Central Bank. The Australian dollar held steady at 101.19 yen.
David Degaris, Director & Senior Economist of NAB Global Markets Research and Matthew Circosta, Economist at Moody's Analytics go head to head over the prospects for Australia's economy outside its mining sector. Circosta sees green shoots in the domestic economy while Degaris is still concerned about Australia's transition away from the mining and resources sector.
*USD stalls near 100 yen, due to hefty offers at the big number. TOKYO, April 11- The dollar hovered near a four-year high against the yen on Thursday after the minutes of the U.S. Clearly it's unlikely to keep buying bonds for two years, "said Minori Uchida, chief currency analyst at the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ.
SYDNEY, April 11- The dollar came within a hair's breadth of 100 yen early in Asia on Thursday with the Japanese currency seeing little respite in selling pressure after the Bank of Japan reiterated its resolve to pull the economy out of a deflationary funk. The greenback bought 99.79 yen, having risen as high as 99.88.