DXY & Forex

According to China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange, the country posted a current account surplus of 13.337 billion yuan in Q2 2026. Goods trade accounted for a surplus of 19.065 billion yuan, while services trade recorded a deficit of 3.584 billion yuan. Primary income showed a deficit of

According to China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange, the country's current account surplus reached 261.74 billion yuan in the first half of 2026. Goods trade contributed a surplus of 362.84 billion yuan, while services trade posted a deficit of 77.2 billion yuan. The capital and

According to Eurostat, the eurozone's seasonally adjusted trade balance swung to a surplus of €1.8 billion in June, reversing a deficit of €5 billion in the prior month.

According to China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange, in the second quarter of 2026, China posted a current account surplus of 13.337 trillion yuan. Goods trade generated a surplus of 19.065 trillion yuan, while services trade recorded a deficit of 3.584 trillion yuan. The data showed

Eurozone's unadjusted trade balance reached 8.6 billion euros in June, according to latest data. The prior month's figure was revised downward to a deficit of 9.0 billion euros from the previously reported deficit of 7.8 billion euros.

The USD-KRW exchange rate fell 1.10 won to 1,418.30 won as of 3:30 PM on August 14 in the Seoul foreign exchange market, declining from the previous day's close of 1,419.40 won. The drop was driven by large-scale custody dollar selling linked to foreign investors' net stock purchases in the

According to Yonhapinfomax, the US dollar fell against the Korean won on August 14, closing at 1,418.30 won in Seoul forex trading at 3:30 PM, down 1.10 won from the previous day's close. Foreign investors' large-scale net purchases of Korean stocks triggered custodial dollar selling that

According to the People's Bank of China, released on August 14, July lending rates in China remained at low levels, continuing a downward trend seen earlier this year. The weighted average rate for newly issued enterprise loans in July stood slightly below 3%, down approximately 0.2 percentage

According to China's central bank, reported by Jin10 on August 14, cross-border RMB settlement under current account items reached 1.75 trillion yuan in July, with goods trade accounting for 1.32 trillion yuan and services trade for 0.43 trillion yuan. Direct investment cross-border RMB settlement

China's new yuan-denominated loans in July totaled 103.8 trillion yuan, falling short of the 106.2 trillion yuan forecast and declining from 107.2 trillion yuan in the prior period. Year-to-date, new yuan loans reached 1.038 quadrillion yuan.

According to Jin10 citing PBOC data, China's social financing stock reached 463.27 trillion yuan at the end of July 2026, up 7.4% year-over-year. Among the components, RMB loans extended to the real economy totaled 278.57 trillion yuan, growing 5.2% YoY, while government bonds outstanding

According to Jin10, citing central bank data, China's interbank borrowing weighted average rate in July was 1.4%, down 0.01 percentage points month-over-month and 0.05 percentage points year-over-year. The secured repo weighted average rate stood at 1.42%, also declining 0.01 percentage points

China's newly increased yuan-denominated loans reached 1.038 trillion yuan from January to July, compared to 1.072 trillion yuan in the same period of the previous year.

Onshore yuan fixed at 6.7421 against the U.S. dollar at 4:30 PM Beijing time today (August 14), rising 30 points from the previous trading day's official close and 29 points from last night's close.

China's July M2 monetary supply expanded at an annual rate of 7.7%, falling short of the 7.9% forecast and declining from 8% in June, according to latest central bank data.

According to China's central bank, yuan-denominated loans increased by 10.38 trillion yuan in the first seven months of 2026, while yuan-denominated deposits rose by 17.79 trillion yuan during the same

According to Jin10, analyst Francesco Pesole from ING stated on August 14 that EUR/USD appears undervalued and will see modest appreciation in the coming weeks. The bank's model shows fair value for EUR/USD in the short term is between 1.1600 and 1.1650. Pesole attributed this to narrowing

Korean treasury yields turned negative on the afternoon of August 14, reversing earlier gains as concerns grew over potential consecutive rate hikes at the Bank of Korea's monetary policy meeting scheduled for month-end. The 3-year treasury benchmark rate traded at 3.797% as of 2:49 PM, up 2.0

According to Yonhapinfomax, on August 14, South Korea's 3-year government bond yields rose 2.0 basis points to 3.797%, while 10-year yields gained 0.3 basis points to 4.303%. The 3-year government bond futures fell 5 ticks to 103.24. Market participants remained cautious ahead of the Bank of Korea's

According to reports on August 14, South Korea faces a corporate bond maturity surge in September, with 7.5 trillion won (approximately 28% of H2 maturities) due that month. Major issuers including Lotte Group, Hana Securities, and SK Coway are preparing new issuances to refinance expiring debt.