DXY & Forex

China's yuan weakened 33 basis points to 6.7939 against the U.S. dollar at today's midpoint fixing on July 24, marking the largest single-day decline since June 18, 2026.

US Treasury yields surged to multi-year highs overnight as the bond market signaled concerns over prolonged Iran conflict fueling inflation resurgence. The 10-year Treasury yield broke 4.7% intraday, marking the highest level

Trump’s administration announced on July 24 that it would impose global tariffs of up to 12.5% on imports from more than 60 countries, effective at midnight Eastern Time on Friday, replacing the earlier temporary 10% tariff that applied to all countries. The price of Bitcoin fell to around $64,985, and the crypto market saw a notable increase in long liquidations. Iran transferred 10 to 21 members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and shipped gold to help fund the Houthis. Trump’s new glo

According to Business Insider, the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield breached 4.7% overnight on July 23, marking its highest level since January 2025, while the 30-year yield surged to 5.18%, the highest since 2007. The surge was driven by renewed Middle East tensions and inflation concerns. Brent crude o

The yen-won exchange rate fell below 900 won per 100 yen during trading, triggering increased currency exchange demand from retail customers in South Korea. The rate dropped to 895.84 won per 100 yen on the previous day, marking the first time below 900 won since November 2024. The decline

According to Seoul forex market data, the Japanese yen-Korean won exchange rate dropped below the 900-won psychological support level on July 24, falling to 100 yen per 895.84 won during intraday trading. This marks the first time the rate has breached this level since November 2024. The decline

The Bank of Korea confirmed its YouTube livestream of Monetary Policy Committee press conferences contains a minimum 3-second technical delay, while Trump Media announced plans to launch a 'Truth API' service next month offering millisecond-early access to posts from top accounts. The delay became n

According to Yonhapinfomax, the Bank of Korea's press conference livestream this month experienced a 3-second delay due to technical limitations inherent to YouTube's broadcast infrastructure. The central bank confirmed the delay is unavoidable without sacrificing broadcast quality or causing

Japan recorded net selling of foreign bonds totaling 715.4 billion yen for the week ending July 17, reversing from net purchases of 1,090.1 billion yen in the prior week.

Foreign investors net sold 185.1 billion yen of Japanese bonds during the week of July 17, reversing from net purchases of 499.8 billion yen in the prior week.

According to Yonhap Infomax, the dollar-won one-month NDF rose to 1,475.20 won overnight on July 23, as Brent crude surged 7.04% to $100.69 per barrel—the first time above $100 since May 22. The dollar-yen rate climbed to 163.986 yen. The U.S. dollar index closed at 101.447. U.S. jobless claims

Japan's core-core CPI inflation, the most restrictive measure of price growth, reached its lowest level since August 2022 in recent data, according to official statistics. The figure excludes both fresh food and energy prices, closely tracking underlying inflationary

Japan's nationwide non-seasonally adjusted CPI monthly rate came in at 0% in June, down from 0.5% in the previous month.

Korean Treasury futures declined in overnight trading on July 24, driven by a sharp surge in international crude oil prices. The 3-year Treasury futures closed 7 ticks lower at 102.62 compared to the previous day's regular session close, while the 10-year futures fell 21 ticks to 104.34. The decline

Japan's core consumer price index (excluding fresh food and energy) came in at 1.7% year-over-year in June, missing economist expectations of 1.8% and falling from the prior month's 1.8% reading.

Japan's core consumer price index climbed to 1.6% year-on-year in June, slightly above the expected 1.60% and up from 1.40% in the previous month.

Japan's national consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.7% year-over-year in June, matching market expectations of 1.7% and accelerating from the prior month's 1.5% increase.

According to Seoul Bond Market data on July 24, South Korea's 3-year government bond futures fell 7 basis points to 102.62 overnight, while 10-year futures dropped 21 basis points to 104.34. The declines followed a sharp surge in international crude oil prices, with Brent crude's September

The US Treasury Department maintained South Korea on its currency monitoring list on the 23rd (local time), alongside nine other countries including China, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Germany, Ireland, and Switzerland. Korea met two of the Treasury's three evaluation criteria: a cur