DXY & Forex

Iranian conservative newspaper Kayhan on August 25 (local time) rejected claims that external warfare caused the country's triple-digit inflation crisis, attributing the economic turmoil to government currency policy failures and fiscal indiscipline instead. The outlet criticized what it called

According to Iranian newspaper Kayhan on August 25, the outlet attributed Iran's three-digit inflation and currency crisis to government monetary policy failures and lack of fiscal discipline, rather than external conflicts. Kayhan criticized claims that war caused the inflation surge as "a

According to Yonhapinfomax, South Korea's FX swap points declined on August 25 as month-end won liquidity pressures eased compared to July. The 1-year FX swap fell 0.50 won to -9.70 won, while the 6-month swap dropped to -4.50 won and the 3-month swap to -1.60 won. Traders attributed the decline par

According to StoneX Group, FOREX.com launched overnight contracts for difference and knock-out options referencing 25 Japanese shares on August 25, with selected instruments available from 5:25pm to 5:00am Japan Standard Time. The service enables Japan-based clients to trade derivatives exposure

Onshore yuan closed at 6.7229 against the U.S. dollar on August 25 at 4:30 PM, up 9 basis points from the previous trading day.

According to Jin10 Futures, as of 4 p.m. on August 25, the CFETS-NEX nationwide funding sentiment index reported 48, down 3 points from 2:30 p.m. Among institutional categories, major banks reported 47 (down 3 points), mid-sized banks reported 50 (down 2 points), and non-bank institutions reported 4

According to Fox Business reporter Charlie Gasparino on August 25, Treasury Secretary Bessent's real objective is to push down 10-year Treasury yields to around 4.3% through bond buybacks and debt restructuring, rather than addressing the underlying deficit. Insiders revealed Bessent aims to

According to Bitunix analysts, on August 25, U.S. long-term Treasury yields remained at elevated levels despite the Treasury's expanded buyback operations. While repurchases primarily improve market liquidity, they have limited effectiveness in changing the core pricing of long-end rates. Treasury y

According to NHK, on August 25, Japan's Finance Ministry forecast that debt servicing costs will rise 17.1% year-over-year in the fiscal year beginning April 2026, hitting a record high of 36.6386 trillion yen (approximately $23 billion USD), driven by rising interest

According to Japan's Kyodo News, the nation's debt servicing costs will rise 17.1% to a record 36.6386 trillion yen for the 2027/28 fiscal year, reflecting mounting fiscal pressures amid prolonged monetary stimulus and demographic

According to an announcement from the People's Bank of China on August 25, the central bank will conduct daily overnight reverse repurchase operations of up to 600 billion yuan from August 27 to September 1, and will implement a 500 billion yuan one-year Medium-term Lending Facility (MLF) operation

According to Swedish central bank meeting minutes, Governor Stefan Tegnell stated that the next policy rate adjustment will require a rate hike, though the timing remains uncertain. The central bank must maintain heightened vigilance regarding rising inflation

According to Jin10 data and DHF Capital CEO Bas Kooijman, gold prices fell during Asia afternoon trading on August 25 due to strong U.S. dollar and rising Treasury yields.

According to Jin10, two forex options contracts with notional values exceeding 1 billion each are set to expire at 22:00 Beijing time on August 25, involving EUR, JPY, CAD and other currency pairs.

According to Jin10, eurozone government bond yields opened lower on August 25, with German 10-year yields falling 11 basis points to 3.241%, according to Tradeweb data. The decline came as U.S. Treasury yields stabilized after rising during Asian trading hours. Germany issued 5 billion euros in

According to Jin10, the U.S. dollar index (DXY) hit a weekly high on Tuesday (Aug. 25) after U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent announced new sanctions against Iran. Bessent warned that countries and companies conducting business with Iran would face American retaliation, though he did not specify

A Capital Markets Institute report released on the 25th recommends that won internationalization should focus on expanding global won trading demand—currently concentrated in offshore non-deliverable forwards (NDF)—into spot forex, forward contracts, and FX swaps to deepen market liquidity, rather t

According to a Capital Market Research Institute report on August 25, South Korea's government and central bank are prioritizing the expansion of offshore won settlement infrastructure over currency strength appreciation. The 2025 dollar-won NDF market averaged $68.1 billion in daily trading,

According to Jin10, on August 25, Takayuki Miyajima, an economist at Sony Financial Group, identified neutral interest rates as a key risk to Japan's government bond market. If financial conditions remain loose despite rate hikes, market expectations for neutral rates could climb above the current f

According to The Fact survey of bond market experts, 79% expect the Bank of Korea to hold its benchmark rate steady at the upcoming August 27 monetary policy decision. This marks a dramatic reversal from one month prior, when 66% of respondents predicted a rate