DXY & Forex

According to IMF's World Economic Outlook report released on Tuesday, the International Monetary Fund expects Japan's central bank to gradually raise interest rates toward neutral levels, even as the economy slows. The IMF forecasts Japan's economic growth will decline to 0.7% in both 2026

Japan's producer price index rose 6.8% in September from a year earlier, the Bank of Japan said on October 12 according to Bloomberg. The increase was 0.8 percentage point lower than August's 7.6% rise, marking the biggest slowdown since May 2025. The deceleration reflected easing costs for

President Lee Jae-myung ordered breakthrough measures to reduce debt burdens on vulnerable borrowers during a cabinet meeting on the morning of the 13th, citing the possibility that the global interest rate rise may lead to a structural long-term high-rate phase. Lee proposed that the government

According to Yonhapinfomax, South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung proposed on October 13 that the government should directly purchase overdue debts from financial institutions at approximately 5% of their original principal value to address rising loan defaults amid prolonged high interest rates.

Foreign investors net purchased 34,789 contracts of 3-year Korean treasury bond futures on the 12th, marking the second-largest single-day volume on record after April 4 (42,353 contracts), according to Yonhap Infomax investor trading data. The surge was driven by emerging global bond rate peak

According to data from Yonhap Infomax, foreign investors on October 12 net purchased 34,789 contracts of South Korea's 3-year government bond futures, marking the second-highest level on record. The 3-year bond yield fell 7.9 basis points, while the 10-year yield declined 11.5 basis points,

According to South Korea's Ministry of Industry and Trade and Customs Service, the won strengthened to 1,331.20 per dollar on October 13, marking a two-year low since October 2, 2024. The rally was driven by record export volumes, particularly from the semiconductor sector. September exports

According to Gate trading data, the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield fell 5 basis points to 5.1935% today, while the 30-year Treasury yield declined 4 basis points to 5.5546%.

According to the IMF World Economic Outlook report, the eurozone is projected to grow 1.1% in 2026, up from the organization's July forecast of 0.9%, supported by stronger-than-expected economic resilience in Germany, Italy, and

From 01:00 to 02:00 UTC on October 13, 2026, BTC traded within a narrow range. The 1-hour candlestick closed up 0.51%, with prices ranging from 81,435.8 to 81,855.3 USDT, for an amplitude of 0.52%. Over 24 hours, BTC fell from a high of 84,452 to around 81,422, with the daily candlestick closing down 0.50%. Overall, the market was undergoing a mild correction, with relatively high attention but limited volatility. The move was driven by multiple macro factors acting in concert. First, oil-price

According to Guru Club, the New Taiwan Dollar (TWD) depreciated to 32.016 against the US Dollar on October 13, marking its lowest level since mid-August.

Foreign and domestic institutional investors net sold KRW 1.5917 trillion in Korean Treasury bonds (KTBs) on the spot market the day after a holiday, even as the Seoul bond market posted sharp gains. Foreign investors led net sales with KRW 644.7 billion, followed by funds and mutual aid

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will release the September Consumer Price Index (CPI) on October 14. According to the latest consensus forecasts from Wall Street investment banks compiled by Walter Bloomberg, headline CPI is expected to accelerate to a monthly increase of 0.58% and a year-over-year increase of approximately 3.64%, driven by rising global energy prices. This will be the last major inflation data release before the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) makes its October d

Japan's Ministry of Finance will auction 700 billion yen in 20-year government bonds on October 20.

According to Jin10, China's central bank conducted 650 million yuan in 7-day reverse repurchase operations today, October 13, with no maturing repos, resulting in a net injection of 650 million yuan.

The People's Bank of China conducted 65 billion yuan in 7-day reverse repurchase operations today (October 13) at a rate of 1.40%, unchanged from the previous operation.

On October 13, the midpoint exchange rate of Chinese yuan against the US dollar strengthened by 15 basis points to 6.7298, marking the highest level since February 2, 2023.

ING Bank issued a report on the 12th (local time) forecasting that the USD-KRW exchange rate will trade in the 1,325-1,400 won range by year-end, while projecting the Bank of Korea may raise interest rates by a total of 100 basis points over the next year. The forecast comes amid concerns over

Korea Western Power Co. increased its won-denominated bond issuance limit for this year by 500 billion won during a board meeting held last month, raising the ceiling from 1.8 trillion won to 2.3 trillion won. The state-owned utility cancelled its plan to issue approximately $300 million in

According to ING on October 12, the Dutch banking group forecasts the USD/KRW exchange rate to trade between 1,325–1,400 won by year-end, with the Bank of Korea expected to raise its benchmark rate by 100 basis points over the next 12 months. ING noted that while hawkish U.S. monetary policy had