DXY & Forex

South Korea's Kospi fell 1.54% to 5,580.56 in early trading on October 19, driven by selling in large-cap stocks after US technology and semiconductor shares declined. The benchmark index dropped 87.49 points from the previous session, extending losses shortly after the open before partially

South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS) announced on the 13th an organizational restructuring that increases its fund management staff by six positions and establishes a new Integrated Portfolio Team, with changes taking effect on the 21st. The restructuring aims to strengthen integrated

According to BlockBeats, on October 19, Ripple Prime, Ripple's institutional brokerage arm, launched perpetual swaps for real-world assets (RWA) covering over 100 reference markets including equities, indices, ETFs, metals, energy, and forex. The swaps are priced against perpetual contracts on

From 23:15 to 23:30 UTC on October 18, 2026, BTC rose 0.48% over the short term, trading between 81701.4 and 82158.3 USDT with an amplitude of 0.56%. It moved sideways in a narrow range amid a standoff between macro risk-hedging demand and expectations of tight monetary policy. The main driver of this move was a sharp escalation of tensions around the Strait of Hormuz in the Middle East. The United States and Iran are at odds over control of the strait, three oil tankers caught fire, Houthi forc

US Stock Market News shows futures on the S&P 500 Index advanced on October 18, 2026, erasing earlier losses as traders prepared for a packed week of corporate earnings and Chinese economic data. The underlying S&P 500 gauge fell 1.1% Friday, capping its worst week since June. Oil edged lower amid h

According to CME's "Fed Watch" tool, as of October 19, the Federal Reserve has an 83.9% probability of maintaining rates through October, with a 16.1% chance of a 25-basis-point rate hike. For December, the probability of holding rates drops to 8.2%, while a 25-basis-point hike carries a 77.3% proba

New Zealand's trade deficit widened to NZD 1.971 billion in September from NZD 1.349 billion in August, marking a deterioration of NZD 622 million month-on-month.

New Zealand's imports reached NZ$8.44 billion in September, up from NZ$8.0 billion in the previous month, according to trade data.

New Zealand's trade deficit widened to NZ$6.175 billion in September (12-month cumulative), deteriorating from NZ$5.442 billion in the prior period.

The EUR/GBP exchange rate dropped to 0.84 today, declining 0.38% during the trading session.

According to Jin10, on October 19 at market open, EUR/USD fell 0.4% to 1.1190, while the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) rose 0.25% to 102.04.

According to the latest Polymarket figures, the Federal Reserve has an 87% probability of holding interest rates steady at its October 27-28 meeting, while odds of a 25-basis-point rate hike have dropped to 14%. The market assigns less than 1% chance to a rate cut or larger increase. The

According to Bank of America, September inflation data released on October 14 strengthened the case for a Federal Reserve rate hike in October. U.S. consumer price inflation rose 3.7% year-over-year, above August's 3.4%, while core CPI excluding food and energy reached 2.6%—both exceeding the Fed's

According to Kyodo News on October 17, Japan's government is considering raising corporate income taxes to fund defense spending, with a five-year defense budget potentially expanding to 70–80 trillion yen (approximately $4.4–5.1 trillion) through fiscal 2031. The new defense force buildup plan

According to China International Capital Corporation research report published on October 18, U.S. 10-year Treasury yields retreated sharply to 5.048% over 24 hours despite September CPI rising 3.7% year-over-year and PPI surging 6.3%—both exceeding expectations. Following the CPI release on October

According to the International Monetary Fund, People's Bank of China Governor Pan Gongshang attended the 54th International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) meeting in Bangkok on October 16-17, 2026. Pan stated that trade friction and protectionism negatively impact global economic growth

According to the U.S. Treasury Department on Friday, foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury securities rose to $9.33 trillion in August, up $83 billion from July. Japan, the largest holder, reduced its position by $36 billion to $1.1 trillion. China's holdings fell $27 billion to $591 billion, marking an

The Bank of England is widely expected to raise interest rates in November for the first time in over three years, with markets pricing in a 90% probability following the release of UK September consumer price inflation data on October 21. During the week ended October 16, the US dollar weakened

According to Yonhapinfomax, the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) fell 0.45% to 101.774 on Oct 16, marking its first weekly decline in five weeks. The weakness reflects a sharp drop in long-term U.S. Treasury yields amid concerns over AI investment slowdown. Key currency pairs also weakened: the dollar-yen fe

US Treasury long-term bond yields are expected to face further downward pressure this week (Oct 19-23) as credit risk concerns surrounding artificial intelligence companies spread, following a sharp decline in shares of cloud infrastructure provider CoreWeave (NAS:CRWV). The 10-year US Treasury yiel