DXY & Forex

Germany's May seasonally adjusted trade balance data will be released in 10 minutes, according to official economic calendar.

According to Jin10 Data on July 9, Deutsche Bank's private client unit is considering purchases of emerging Asian bonds if crude oil prices maintain around $65-70 per barrel for approximately two months, to help suppress inflation and compress yields. Jacky Tang, the bank's Chief Investment

According to Barclays, on July 9, the bank's baseline expectation is that the Federal Reserve will maintain interest rates unchanged until the end of 2027. However, Barclays strategists still see upside risks toward rate hikes, citing the Fed's latest policy meeting minutes which highlighted

According to Yonhap Infomax, Bank of Korea Governor Shin Hyun-song ruled out a significant 50 basis point rate increase at next week's policy meeting on July 9. Speaking at a National Assembly Finance and Economics Committee session, Shin clarified that recent references to a big step were general r

According to Barclays, as of July 9, the Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates unchanged through the end of 2027 based on the bank's baseline forecast. However, Barclays strategists said downside risks remain tilted toward rate hikes. The latest Federal Reserve policy meeting minutes re

According to the Bank of Japan, many regions report that companies, including small enterprises, provided significant wage increases this year. However, some regions indicated potential difficulty in sustaining higher wage growth going

The Bank of Korea diagnosed that the won's depreciation has been larger than major currencies due to foreign stock selling, while external borrowing conditions and foreign exchange liquidity remain sound, according to a report submitted to the National Assembly's Strategy and Finance Committee on th

According to the Bank of Korea's report to Parliament on July 9, the Korean won fell to around 1,500 per dollar, driven by foreign investor stock selloffs and expectations for higher U.S. interest rates. The central bank attributed the currency's steeper depreciation compared to other major

On the early morning of July 9, 2026, Beijing time, the Federal Reserve released the minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) policy meeting held on June 16–17. This first meeting record chaired by the new chair Kevin Warsh confirmed a unanimous decision to keep the federal funds rate target range unchanged at 3.50% to 3.75%, but the policy signals revealed in the minutes are far more complex than the rate decision itself—showing serious internal divisions, rising expectations of rate

Japan's 5-year government bond yield rose 1.5 basis points to hit 2.000% today (July 9).

Bank of Korea Governor Shin Hyun-song stated on July 9 that currency swaps reinforce liquidity and current levels are not insufficient. Shin made these remarks at the National Assembly Finance and Economic Planning Committee in response to Democratic Party lawmaker Moon Jin-seok's question

Bank of Korea Governor Shin Hyun-song said on July 9 that the current won liquidity is not lacking, despite acknowledging that a currency swap arrangement would provide symbolic and psychological benefits to the currency. Appearing before parliament's fiscal and economic committee, Shin stated that

According to Yonhap Infomax, on July 9, South Korea's 10-year government bond yield rose to 4.278%, reaching its highest level in one month. The 30-year yield climbed to 4.491%, marking an all-time intraday high. The rise was driven by escalating U.S.-Iran tensions, which pushed crude oil prices hig

Sonal Desai, Chief Investment Officer for Fixed Income at Franklin Templeton, stated in a recent CNBC interview that current interest rate levels offer attractive opportunities for bond investors. Market expectations have shifted from Federal Reserve rate cuts to potential rate hikes following the

According to CNBC on July 8, U.S. 10-year Treasury yields climbed to 4.59% amid growing expectations for additional Federal Reserve rate hikes. Sonal Desai, Chief Investment Officer of Franklin Templeton's fixed income division, noted that current absolute yield levels for both high-yield and

According to Jin10, Japan's 10-year and 20-year government bond yields surged to multi-decade highs this week, with the spread between 10-year and 2-year yields expanding to 143 basis points on Wednesday, the highest since 2004. The move reflects market concerns over long-end inflation risks and

According to traders, India's central bank likely intervened on July 9 to support the rupee amid rising oil prices from Middle East tensions. The rupee traded at 95.49 against the dollar, slightly stronger than the previous close of 95.5550. Traders observed at least two state-owned banks selling do

Korean bond market participants have increased purchases of short-term high-quality bonds in the week ahead of the Bank of Korea's monetary policy committee meeting, according to industry sources. Bond dealers cite excessive pricing of future rate hikes as the primary catalyst, with 1-year bank bond

The Bank of Korea has submitted an official report to the National Assembly, explicitly reaffirming its stance on interest rate hikes; the market generally expects that the July 16 rate meeting will raise the benchmark rate from 2.50% to 2.75%, ending a streak of eight consecutive meetings with no change. The report echoes the Bank of Korea's hawkish shift in May: the central bank has raised its 2026 GDP growth forecast to 2.6% and revised its inflation forecast upward to 2.7%. Three Main Reason