DXY & Forex

According to Korea Tourism Organization, South Korea's travel account surplus reached $596.6 million in June, marking the highest level since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to Jin10, the Reserve Bank of Australia will announce its interest rate decision next Tuesday, with markets widely expecting rates to remain unchanged. The central bank remains alert to upside inflation risks, and its forward guidance will be closely watched for signals on whether the next

iM Securities analyst Park Sang-hyun stated on the 9th that the KRW/USD exchange rate fell to the early 1400s, driven by improved dollar supply conditions and strengthened currency market policy coordination among the US, Korea, and Japan. The decline followed US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's M

According to IM Securities, South Korea's won-dollar exchange rate fell to the early 1,400 won range on August 9 after previously exceeding 1,500 won, driven by improved dollar supply and strengthened currency policy coordination among South Korea, the U.S., and Japan. IM Securities attributed the d

According to Jin10, the U.S. CPI report scheduled for release next Wednesday will be the week's most closely watched data. Economists widely expect the annual inflation rate to moderate slightly, though core inflation is likely to remain elevated due to sustained price pressures in services and

The Seoul foreign exchange market will test the 1,400 won level this week (10th-14th) amid volatility around the US July CPI announcement. The USD-KRW exchange rate hit 1,407.30 won during intraday trading on the last trading day of last week, recording its lowest level since last October and

During the week of August 3-7, South Korea's 3-year government bond yield fell 1.3 basis points to 3.747%, while the 10-year yield declined 4.7bp to 4.215%, according to market data. The yield curve flattened as the spread between 10-year and 3-year rates narrowed from 50.2bp to 46.8bp. Foreign

According to South Korea's Yonhap Infomax, the U.S. reported last week that nonfarm payrolls declined by 23,000 in July, well below market expectations of 80,000 job gains. The unemployment rate fell to 4.1% month-over-month. This week, the U.S. July Consumer Price Index, scheduled for release on

According to Yonhapnews, market attention shifted on August 9 after the coordinated intervention by the U.S. and Japan temporarily slowed yen depreciation. Financial experts assessed that the intervention's effect is temporary and permanent yen stabilization requires the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to

According to Yonhapinfomax, the U.S. and Japan jointly intervened in currency markets on August 30-31, triggering a sharp drop in the dollar-yen exchange rate from near 164 to 155 levels. The move aimed to prevent excessive yen weakness that could trigger competitive currency devaluations across

According to China's National Bureau of Statistics, July consumer prices fell 0.1% month-on-month (MoM), with the pace of decline narrowing by 0.2 percentage points compared to June. International oil price fluctuations drove a 10.7% drop in domestic gasoline prices, contributing

The United States and Japan jointly intervened in foreign exchange markets on the 31st of last month to purchase yen. This marked the first coordinated intervention between the two countries in approximately 30 years since 1998. The New York Federal Reserve, acting on behalf of the US Treasury,

According to Asia Economy, on July 31, the U.S. and Japan jointly intervened in foreign exchange markets for the first time in approximately 30 years, purchasing the yen. The Federal Reserve sold euros and bought yen on behalf of the U.S. Treasury, while Japan's central bank injected an

According to Rick Rieder, BlackRock's Global Fixed Income CIO, U.S. nonfarm payrolls unexpectedly fell on Friday (August 8), reflecting what he described as the "productivity revolution" of the AI era. Rieder noted that companies are learning to expand output without increasing headcount. He

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, nonfarm payrolls declined by 23,000 in July, contrary to economist expectations of a 50,000 increase, weighing on the dollar on Friday (August 7). The ICE Dollar Index (DXY) fell 0.44% to 99.50, marking a second consecutive week of losses. The softer

Foreign investors net purchased Korean 3-year treasury bond futures for 12 consecutive trading days from the 23rd of last month to the 7th of this month, totaling 137,410 contracts according to data from Yonhap Infomax. The buying activity drove 3-year treasury bond futures prices from 102.6 to 103.

According to Yonhapnews, South Korean securities firms' combined issuance of commercial paper (CP) and ultra-short-term commercial paper (전단채) reached 723.8 trillion won through August 4, 2026, representing a 170.4% increase from 267.7 trillion won in the same period last year. Ultra-short-term sec

According to ChainCatcher, Wells Fargo plans to launch tokenized deposits in fall 2026, initially supporting USD and GBP transactions for select corporate and commercial clients. The tokenized deposits will remain bank liabilities but enable continuous blockchain-based transfers, programmable

According to a New York Federal Reserve consumer expectations survey released on Friday (August 7), U.S. consumers showed improved confidence in finding new employment in July, while short-term inflation expectations declined slightly. The survey found that respondents assessed a 46.2% average