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Japan Overall Household Spending (YoY) below forecasts (-1.6%) in July: Actual (-3.6%)
Japan Overall Household Spending (YoY) below forecasts (-1.6%) in July: Actual (-3.6%)
South Korea Current Account Balance declined to 42.08B in July from previous 49.73B
South Korea Current Account Balance declined to 42.08B in July from previous 49.73B
GBP/JPY Price Forecast: Intervention shock exposes 210.00
The GBP/JPY tanks amid speculation of intervention by Japanese authorities in the FX markets, driven by a rate check by Tokyo. The cross-pair drops more than 300 pips, trades at 210.92, down by more than 1.40%.
The Australian Dollar thanks Waller's comments, which sink the USD
The Australian Dollar rises against the US Dollar on Thursday as Fed Governor Waller turns moderately dovish ahead of the September meeting, even as Oil prices rise due to a resumption of hostilities in the Middle East. The AUD/USD trades at 0.7200, up 0.44%.
New Zealand's Kiwi gets most of Wednesday back without earning it
The New Zealand Dollar trades just under 0.5900 into the New York afternoon, up roughly half a percent, after a session that retraced most of Wednesday's decision-day slide without a single New Zealand input.
Chinese Yuan: Underheld positions unwind with reflation risks – BNY
Geoff Yu at BNY highlights CNY as the main outlier in the U.S. trade-weighted basket, showing behavior opposite to other key currencies. CNY failed to react positively to July–August Fed and Treasury decisions, with weak domestic growth reinforcing easing expectations.
The Japanese Yen finally rallies on something Tokyo did not pay for
The Yen has produced in two sessions what the largest intervention on record could not, and it did so without a single reported purchase.
Banxico’s Heath says rate cuts can wait as core inflation persists
The Bank of Mexico (Banxico) Deputy Governor Jonathan Heath said that the central bank can wait to reduce interest rates, signaling that further easing is possible but in about a year or more, as he qualified the current monetary policy stance as “appropriate.”
Mexican Peso rescued by Waller’s dovish tilt, appreciates ahead of NFP
The Mexican Peso appreciates against the US Dollar on Thursday, with the latter weakening amid a dovish tilt by Fed Governor Waller and speculation about an FX market intervention to boost the Japanese Yen. The USD/MXN trades at 16.92, down 0.32%.
Singapore: PMI points to transitory weakness – UOB
UOB economist Jester Koh highlights that Singapore’s electronics PMI rose in August, with broad-based gains in new export orders, output and backlogs.
The British Pound bounces on a hike argument that lost 6-3 in July
Sterling (GBP) has spent Thursday recovering a little of what it lost this week, with GBP/USD trading near 1.3530, roughly a third of a percent higher, after the 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) just under 1.3500 held for a second consecutive session.
Indonesian Rupiah: Depreciation trend persists as oil shock weighs – MUFG
MUFG’s Lloyd Chan argues that while the pace of Rupiah depreciation may slow, the broader weakening trend is set to continue. USD/IDR has pulled back as crowded long positions unwind and some foreign inflows return, but elevated US yields and high Oil prices remain headwinds.
Malaysian Ringgit: Stable policy underpins growth narrative – BNY
Geoff Yu notes that Bank Negara Malaysia kept its policy rate at 2.75%, judging the stance consistent with price stability and sustainable growth. The bank sees Malaysia’s economy on track for around 5% growth this year, with low inflation and limited external cost pass-through.