DXY & Forex

South Korea's National Pension Service has not initiated active dollar purchases in the spot foreign exchange market despite the USD-KRW exchange rate falling to the 1,370 won range, marking a yearly low. On the 25th, according to sources familiar with the matter, policymakers and market

According to Yonhap Infomax, the dollar-won exchange rate fell to 1,370 won on August 25, marking its lowest level in 13 months since July 2025. The currency pair hit a daily low of 1,376.50 won earlier in the session. Market participants noted that the rapid decline accelerated after signals

According to the Reserve Bank of Australia's latest meeting minutes, the central bank indicated that inflation risks are balanced rather than tilted upward. The shift in the RBA's stance reflects an adjustment in its assessment of inflationary pressures in the Australian

According to Reserve Bank of Australia minutes released Tuesday (August 25), several policy committee members indicated that rate hikes may be necessary given upside inflation risks, while others argued the current cash rate of 4.35% is working to bring inflation down and provides time to assess

According to the latest Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) meeting minutes, the current cash rate is positioned at the upper end of both model and market neutral rate estimates, though the bank acknowledges uncertainty in these

According to the Reserve Bank of Australia's August monetary policy meeting minutes, the central bank held interest rates unchanged at 4.35%, determining that maintaining the current level is appropriate. The RBA noted that the present rate is gradually helping rebalance the economy. However,

The US Dollar Index (DXY) climbed to 99 during today's trading session, gaining 0.01%.

According to Jin10 on August 25, China's central bank conducted 386 billion yuan in 7-day reverse repurchase agreements and 500 billion yuan in 1-year medium-term lending facility (MLF) operations. With 600 billion yuan in 1-year MLF expiring on the same day, the central bank achieved a net

According to the People's Bank of China (PBOC), today the central bank conducted a 386 billion yuan 7-day reverse repurchase agreement operation, with successful bidding of 386 billion yuan at an operating rate of 1.40%, unchanged from the previous

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will release its August monetary policy meeting minutes in approximately 10 minutes. The minutes are expected to provide details on the board's decision-making process and economic

China's yuan midrate against the US dollar fell to 6.7852 on August 25, down 11 points from the previous trading day's midrate of 6.7841.

China's interbank foreign exchange market set the yuan midpoint rates on August 25 as follows: USD/CNY at 6.7852, up 11 basis points; EUR/CNY at 7.8791, down 72 points; HKD/CNY at 0.86587, up 4.5 points; GBP/CNY at 9.2106, down 38 points; AUD/CNY at 4.8302, down 93 points; CAD/CNY at 4.8757, down 16

According to Jin10, U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent announced an "economic offensive" on August 25 to sever Iran's global economic ties. Separately, Trump stated that tariffs on multiple Canadian goods will rise to 50% starting next year, alleging Canada is taking advantage of the U.S. Fidelity

According to Yonhapinfomax, the dollar-won exchange rate hit 1,383.20 won on August 25, driven by foreign investors dumping a record 3.6 trillion won ($2.6 billion) in Korean stocks. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott

According to ING Bank on August 24, the U.S. Treasury's Treasury buyback program is proving effective, with the key focus being future expansion of purchase volumes rather than funding mechanisms. The bank highlighted a 4 basis point compression in 30-year swap spreads upon the buyback

US stock index futures showed mixed-to-strong performance during the August 25 morning Asian trading session ahead of NVIDIA's earnings release and US inflation data. E-mini S&P500 futures rose 0.05% to 7,673.75 while E-mini NASDAQ100 futures gained 0.08% to 29,129.50 as of 9:45 AM Korean time.

According to ChainCatcher, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes said the U.S. Treasury may expand debt buybacks, increase short-term treasury bill issuance, and deploy General Account funds to release liquidity in response to elevated long-term yields. Hayes noted that when the 10-year Treasury yield

South Korea's state-owned banks face potential relocation from Seoul as part of the government's second public institution relocation plan, raising concerns among foreign exchange market participants. Korea Development Bank (KDB), IBK Industrial Bank of Korea, and Export-Import Bank of Korea are men

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management CIO Lisa Shalett stated the US Treasury's bond buyback policy may raise long-term borrowing costs rather than lower them. Shalett attributed this to increased policy uncertainty driving up the term premium in long-term Treasury yields. The analysis comes as 30-year U

According to Jin10 Futures, the CFETS-NEX RMB funding sentiment index rose to 55 as of 08:45 on August 25, up 5 points from 16:00 the previous day. By institution type: large banks reported 54 (up 5 points), mid-sized banks 57 (up 6 points), and non-bank institutions 53 (up 4 points).