Japanese Yen: Intervention risk rises with 40-year low against USD – BNY

BNY’s Geoff Yu highlights rising Japanese Yen intervention risk after Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama’s call with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Japan and the U.S. reaffirmed a shared stance that bold FX action remains possible, even as Katayama avoided commenting on current levels.

Aluminium: Deficit persists despite higher output – ING

ING strategists Warren Patterson and Ewa Manthey say global Aluminium output is rising, including in China, Europe and Asia ex-China, but the market remains in deficit. They estimate around 3mt of capacity has been lost to Middle East disruptions and is unlikely to return quickly.

New Zealand Dollar slumps amid hawkish Fed bets, eyes on US PMI data

The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) faces significant selling pressure against its major currency peers during the European session on Tuesday, trading 0.4% lower at around 0.5690. The pair is under pressure as hawkish Federal Reserve (Fed) bets have weakened the appeal of riskier assets.

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