DXY & Forex

Australia's Reserve Bank raised its benchmark rate to 4.60% on September 29, exceeding its Covid-era peak of 4.35%. This marked the first time a major economy surpassed its pandemic-era tightening peak. Norway's central bank also raised its policy rate to 4.50% on September 24, matching its Covid-er

Korean retail investors known as 'Seohak-gaemi' net purchased $1.2561 billion in US bonds from September 1-28, double the $622.02 million in US stocks bought during the same period, according to Korea Securities Depository data released September 30. The capital shift from stocks to bonds occurred a

According to the Korea Securities Depository, Korean retail investors net purchased $1.256 billion in U.S. bonds from September 1 to 28, more than double their $622 million in net stock purchases during the same period. The shift reflects rising yields—U.S. 30-year Treasury yields hit 5.613% on Sept

Democratic Party lawmaker Min Byung-deok proposed institutionalizing Korean won-based stablecoins during a speech at Korea Blockchain Week 2026 (KBW2026) on the 30th at Walker Hill Hotel & Resort in Seoul's Gwangjin District. Min stated that Korea must establish won-based digital asset systems and tokenization infrastructure in response to dollar-based stablecoins expanding as global payment infrastructure and accelerating real-world asset (RWA) tokenization competition in the US and Europe. He

Wall Street analysts shifted to a bullish stance on US stocks on September 28-30, with JP Morgan upgrading its view from 'neutral' to 'tactical bullish' and Goldman Sachs discussing the possibility of an early year-end rally. The shift followed statements from New York Federal Reserve President

According to the Bank of Korea, the country's monetary authorities conducted $9.612 billion in net selling of foreign exchange in the second quarter of 2026 to stabilize the market. This marks the seventh consecutive quarter of net selling, following $13.628 billion in Q1. The U.S. dollar-Korean

According to Korea Securities Depository, South Korean retail investors purchased approximately 5.4 trillion won (roughly $4 billion) worth of U.S. Treasuries during July-September, marking the largest quarterly purchase since 2011. The surge was driven by yields on 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds

According to South Korea's Finance Ministry, on September 30, the government announced plans to reduce treasury bond issuance by at least 10 trillion won this year using 63.2 trillion won in excess tax revenue collected through September. Finance Minister Lee Hyung-il stated the government will

Rival Systems has added spot foreign exchange and FX forwards to its Rival One platform, extending support across six asset classes including futures, options, equities, and crypto. The expansion allows trading firms to execute listed and bilateral instruments within a single order, position, and

Japanese stocks rallied on September 30, with the Nikkei 225 index climbing 1,272.45 points (1.94%) to close at 66,753.72, marking the first close above 66,000 since September 25. The Topix index advanced 67.52 points (1.67%) to 4,108.65, rebounding after three trading sessions. The gains were

On October 8, 2026, the People's Bank of China announced it will conduct a 1.2 trillion yuan reverse repo operation through fixed-quantity, fixed-rate auction with multiple price levels. The operation has a 3-month (89-day)

According to Korea Financial Investment, on September 30, Korean Finance Group decided to issue 250 billion won in corporate bonds to refinance 300 billion won in maturing commercial papers issued last November. The offering consists of 130 billion won in 2-year and 120 billion won in 3-year bonds,

Hedge funds held $2 trillion in US Treasury securities by the end of 2025, representing a record 7% of the $28.9 trillion marketable Treasury market, according to data from the US Treasury's Office of Financial Research (OFR) cited by CNBC on May 29. The holdings tripled over five years as

According to Jin10, on September 30, the 30-year U.S. Treasury yield reached its highest level since 2002 amid a continued selloff in U.S. debt markets. Federal Reserve officials offered mixed signals on further rate action, with Fed Chair Williams suggesting one more potential rate increase this ye

On-shore Chinese yuan closed at 6.7053 per U.S. dollar on September 30 at 4:30 p.m. (Beijing time), declining 16 basis points from the previous trading session.

According to CNBC citing U.S. Treasury Office of Financial Research data, hedge funds' holdings of U.S. Treasury securities reached $2 trillion by end of 2025, accounting for a record 7% of the $28.9 trillion in tradable supply. This represents a three-fold increase over five years. In the first

South Korea's foreign exchange authorities net sold $9.612 billion (approximately 12.9 trillion won) in Q2 2026 to stabilize the foreign exchange market. According to the Bank of Korea's 'Q2 2026 Foreign Exchange Authority Net Transactions' disclosed on the 30th, this marks the seventh consecutive

South Korean mutual aid associations raised member interest rates to over 5% between May and October 1, with Police Mutual Aid increasing retirement benefit rates from 5.0% to 5.3% effective October 1. Teacher, Military, and Fire mutual aid associations raised rates in July, while Local Government M

According to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) official website, on September 29, China's SAFE published a revised draft of the Implementation Measures for International Payments Statistics Reporting through Banks (replacing SAFE Notice 2022 No. 22). The agency is seeking public

According to data from Jin10 Futures, China's CFETS-NEX funding sentiment index reported 48 as of 16:00 on September 30, down 3 points from 14:30. Among sector participants, large banks' index stood at 45, mid-sized banks at 48, and non-bank institutions at 50, each declining 3 points. The index