DXY & Forex

South Korean retail investors purchased $4.8 billion in US stocks in October through October 22, the largest since January's $5 billion. Despite this and foreign investors selling 21.4 trillion won in Korean stocks, the won-dollar exchange rate is exploring lower levels. Export companies' dollar

According to Korea Securities Depository data, South Korean retail investors purchased $4.8 billion in U.S. stocks through October 22, the largest monthly amount since January's $5 billion. However, despite this surge in overseas investment and continued foreign selling of domestic stocks

The US dollar index rose for the first time in four days on October 23, gaining 0.165% to 101.800 as of 4 PM Eastern Time, according to Yonhap Infomax. The rebound came as US Treasury yields recovered from the previous day's sharp decline and international oil prices surged, with Brent crude

According to a KB Securities report dated October 24, foreign investors have continued net purchases of 3-year government bond futures over 14 consecutive trading days through October 14, totaling 1.2 million contracts. On October 12 alone, they purchased over 340,000 contracts, marking the second-l

Oxford Economics stated in a recent report that the won's appreciation since end-June and high stock market volatility justified the Bank of Korea's (BOK) decision to freeze the base rate in October. The research firm warned that if the won reverses to weakness, the timing of rate hikes could

According to Oxford Economics, on October 24, the Bank of Korea is expected to raise its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points in November and another 25bp in Q1 2026, bringing it to 3.50% from the current 3.00%. Won weakness and deepening stock market volatility pose risks to further

On Friday, October 23, the U.S. dollar index rose 0.25% to 101.82, while the euro fell 0.21% to $1.1191 as France's government debt sold off amid heightened sovereign risk concerns. According to LSEG data, Moody's was expected to review France's credit rating on Friday. The yen strengthened 0.7%

President Trump has signed the GENIUS Act into law, according to an announcement amplified by NYSE from @USOCC. The legislation aims to reshore U.S. innovation and reaffirm the dollar's global dominance, marking a policy focus on strengthening America's position in technology and finance

US Treasury yields rose across all maturities during afternoon trading on October 23, with the 10-year yield climbing 3.60 basis points to 4.9880%. The yield increases occurred as safe-haven buying momentum slowed following the easing of artificial intelligence over-investment concerns triggered

U.S. 10-year Treasury yields rose 4.15 basis points to 4.9945% on Friday Oct 23 at the New York close, narrowing the weekly decline to 7.83 basis points. Yields traded within a range of 5.1525%-4.9365% during the week, with the steepest pullback occurring on Oct 22. Two-year Treasury yields

Large speculators in CME Bitcoin futures held a net long position of 2,418 contracts for the week of October 20, 2026, according to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Commitments of Traders report released October 23. The figure represents a slight pullback from the prior week's 2,534 contra

Offshore Chinese yuan (CNH) advanced to 6.6690 against the U.S. dollar at Friday's New York close (04:59 Beijing time on Saturday, Oct 23), gaining 37 pips from Thursday's close. The pair traded within a range of 6.6746–6.6686 throughout the session. For the week, CNH has accumulated gains of

Emerging market currencies declined broadly on Friday, with stocks recording their fourth consecutive week of losses as oil prices surged to $117 per barrel. The South African rand, Chilean peso, and Polish zloty were the worst performers. The Brazilian real bucked the trend, appreciating 1.3%

According to Jin10 Data, as of Oct 20, leverage funds' net short euro positions increased by 1,305 contracts to 94,100, the highest level since March 2020, corresponding to short bets worth approximately 11.8 billion euros. Euro weakened against the U.S. dollar again this week, declining 0.4%

According to Jin10, the U.S. Dollar Index rose 0.2% on October 23, closing at 101.811. The euro weakened to 1.1193 dollars from 1.1220, while sterling fell to 1.3371 from 1.3400. The yen strengthened to 156.87 per dollar from 156.78, and the Swiss franc rose to 0.8252 from 0.8205. The Canadian dolla

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), as of the week ending October 20, 2026, the Japanese yen maintained a net long position of 69,878 contracts. The euro held a net short position of 134,524 contracts, while the British pound had a net short position of 80,420 contract

On October 23 at 03:00 Beijing time, the onshore Chinese yuan (CNY) strengthened to 6.6704 against the U.S. dollar, up 44 basis points from Thursday's close. Trading volume reached $38.865 billion.

EURUSD currency pair recently reversed down from the resistance zone at 1.1250 and formed a daily Shooting Star candlestick pattern. The reversal was driven by weaker-than-expected eurozone PMI data released today, which intensified bearish euro sentiment across FX markets. The resistance zone

Ahead of the November 3 midterm elections, strategists at Wells Fargo recommend bullish positions on U.S. long-duration assets and shorting the dollar, according to a report released Friday by Erik Nelson, Angelo Manolatos, and Francis Brown. The strategists noted that both possible

Park Sang-hyuk, editor-in-chief of Digital Asset, explained why Bitcoin prices declined despite falling US Treasury yields during an appearance on SamproTV on the 23rd. Park stated that while falling Treasury yields are typically favorable for risk assets like Bitcoin, the context of the decline