DXY & Forex

According to Reuters, Vietnam's Finance Ministry is considering issuing dollar-denominated sovereign bonds for the first time since 2014, people familiar with the matter said.

According to Guru Club, the Taiwan dollar weakened to 31.836 against the U.S. dollar today, marking the lowest level since August 26.

According to Guru Club, the Indonesian rupiah declined for the fourth consecutive trading day on September 15, with USD/IDR rising 0.2% to 17,677. The streak marks the longest dollar appreciation stretch since late July, driven by rising oil prices and broad U.S. dollar strength. President Prabowo S

According to Financial Times, the European Central Bank staff committee urged management on September 15 to clarify whether President Christine Lagarde will leave before the end of her term. In a letter to the ECB Executive Board, staff representatives warned that leadership instability could

According to Jin10, on September 15, Thailand's deputy finance minister Santitarn Sathirathai stated that the Thai baht's recent 8% depreciation since reaching a five-year high in January will boost the country's exports and tourism—two key economic drivers. The currency weakness, which has

According to The Wall Street Journal's Nick Timiraos, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell faces competing pressures this week as markets price in a 90% probability of a rate hike. A higher-than-expected August CPI report has narrowed Powell's policy options: raising rates risks political conflict

According to Jin10, offshore yuan Hong Kong interbank offered rates (Hibor) moved higher on Sept 15, with most tenors posting gains. The one-year Hibor rose to 1.66985%, marking its highest level since Sept 1. Overnight Hibor climbed 1 basis point to 1.34705%, while the one-week tenor edged up to 1.

On September 11, the Reserve Bank of India borrowed 1.69 billion rupees through its Marginal Standing Facility, a tool used to inject short-term liquidity into the banking system.

According to Reuters, Japan's central bank is widely expected to raise interest rates by 25 basis points this week, marking the fastest rate hike of its current tightening cycle. Markets have nearly fully priced in the rate increase. Japan's potential inflation rate is approaching 2%, creating

According to Jin10, on September 15, Thailand's Deputy Finance Minister Santitarn Sathirathai reported that foreign investment surged as political stability and policy continuity returned to the country. The Board of Investment (BOI) recorded Q2 investment growth of approximately 30%, following

South Korea's broad money supply (M2) average balance increased 0.3% month-on-month and 5.8% year-on-year in July, driven by inflows of corporate surplus funds and semiconductor company deposits, according to a Bank of Korea report released on September 15. The growth was primarily led by

South Korea's M2 money supply grew 0.3% month-over-month in July, down from 0.7% in the prior month, according to data from the Bank of Korea.

According to Jin10, Japan's government approved a tax-cutting package and household subsidy plan on Tuesday (Sept 15) without disclosing how to finance these measures, raising concerns about the nation's fiscal sustainability. The move stacks on top of Prime Minister Takayuki Sanae's ambitious

Japanese stocks opened lower on September 15, with the Nikkei 225 index falling 60.86 points (0.10%) to 63,432.13 at 9:16 AM, while the TOPIX index declined 11.96 points (0.29%) to 4,046.25, according to Yonhap Infomax World Stock Index. The decline followed overnight losses in US semiconductor stoc

According to the Bank of Korea, South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance and four major banks today launched a pilot program for the won international settlement network. The move expands the overseas won business handling institution (RFI) system to 83 institutions and branches as of June. The

As of September 15, interest-rate futures market pricing showed that the probability of the FED hiking rates by 25 bps at this week’s September 15–16 FOMC meeting had risen to approximately 87%, up significantly from approximately 70% before the release of the latest inflation data. Goldman Sachs’ chief economist team has reversed its mid-August stance that there would be “no rate hike in September” and now expects a 25-bps rate hike at this meeting. Timeline of Goldman Sachs’ Shift in Interest

Korean government bond futures opened mixed on September 15 as traders weighed conflicting signals from global markets. The 3-year bond futures fell 2 ticks to 102.66 while 10-year futures rose 2 ticks to 103.93 as of 9:06 AM, according to Yonhap Infomax. The lackluster direction reflected market

Asian stock markets demonstrated resilience on the 15th at 10:33 AM despite US 10-year treasury yields surpassing 5% and a sharp decline in the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index. Market participants attribute this stability to risks being already priced in and sustained confidence in physical

According to Yonhapinfomax, on September 15, the U.S. dollar-Korean won spot rate opened at +0.05 won against the market average rate in Seoul's foreign exchange market before 9 a.m., with one brokerage trading at par. The NDF fixing position was neutral, indicating balanced positioning for

Wall Street analysts reached consensus that US 10-year Treasury yields face sustained upward pressure after breaking the 5% threshold on local time 14th. Joseph Pertel, portfolio manager at Neuberger Berman, told the New York Times that historical patterns show market overheating during