Equities: Micron earnings lift Korean equities – MUFG
MUFG highlights that strong earnings guidance from Micron Technology, a key AI memory supplier, has boosted sentiment in AI and tech stocks.
Canadian Dollar: BoC balances oil risks and weak growth – TD Securities
TD Securities strategists note the Bank of Canada’s (BoC) June Summary of Deliberations maintained its recent balancing act between higher Oil price spillover risks and domestic softness.
Japanese Yen: Intervention risk near 162 against US Dollar – Scotiabank
Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret report USD/JPY is steady ahead of Tokyo Consumer Price Index (CPI), where consensus expects a pickup in both headline and core inflation into the mid-to-upper 1% range.
Australian Dollar holds steady as US PCE inflation reinforces Fed caution
The AUD/USD pair trades muted near the 0.6900 area on Thursday, with the Aussie struggling to gain amid a pullback in the US Dollar (USD) as investors digested the latest United States (US) inflation figures and fresh geopolitical risks around the Strait of Hormuz.
United States Kansas Fed Manufacturing Activity climbed from previous 9 to 19 in June
United States Kansas Fed Manufacturing Activity climbed from previous 9 to 19 in June
United States EIA Natural Gas Storage Change registered at 76B above expectations (67B) in June 19
United States EIA Natural Gas Storage Change registered at 76B above expectations (67B) in June 19
United States: Long-run growth and China challenge – Commerzbank
Commerzbank’s Bernd Weidensteiner and Christoph Balz describe the United States as a long‑term growth success, driven by population gains, immigration and productivity, but now facing a serious challenge from China.
Canadian Dollar recovers as Oil prices rebound, US Dollar eases after PCE data
USD/CAD trades around 1.4205 on Thursday at the time of writing, down 0.21% on the day after recently reaching its highest level in 14 months.
Euro stabilizes near 13-month lows against the US Dollar after in-line US inflation data
EUR/USD recovers from intraday lows on Thursday as traders digest a heavy batch of US economic data. At the time of writing, the pair trades around 1.1362, staging a rebound from thirteen-month lows reached on Wednesday.
US Dollar: Rally extends as Fed repricing dominates – ABN AMRO
ABN AMRO strategist Georgette Boele notes that recent Dollar strength has been driven mainly by a reassessment of the Federal Reserve outlook, with markets now pricing in rate hikes into 2026. She argues this repricing may have gone too far, as ABN AMRO still expects Fed rate cuts around year-end.
Thai Baht: Negative bias persists under US yield pressure – MUFG
MUFG’s Lloyd Chan reports broad Asia FX weakness versus the Dollar, with the Thai Baht underperforming. The Bank of Thailand has kept its policy rate at 1% as growth remains low and uneven and credit conditions soft.
WTI Oil extends decline as Hormuz traffic normalizes, US Iran waiver lifts supply
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) US Oil trades around $69.30 at the time of writing, down 0.65% on Thursday. The American benchmark Crude is now posting a fourth consecutive day of losses, weighed down by a convergence of supply-side factors reshaping market expectations.