DXY & Forex

Korean financial institutions established repo funds worth hundreds of billions of won late last month and early this month, despite the Bank of Korea preparing interest rate hikes. The funds target 1.5-2 year corporate bonds, with 1.5-year AA- capital bond yields reaching 4.375% compared

On July 15, Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takamichi said food inflation has moderated slightly but remains elevated.

According to Jin10, multiple foreign exchange options contracts will expire at 22:00 Beijing time on July 15, including EUR, GBP, AUD, and JPY pairs. Eight strikes with notional values exceeding $1 billion each are set to expire, potentially impacting currency market volatility during the

According to Financial News, the long-term bond rate differential between the U.S. and Japan narrowed to a 4.5-year low in early July before widening again. The widening gap and rising Japanese long-term rates could trigger a repatriation of Japanese capital, potentially strengthening the yen and

According to Jin10 Data, U.S. Treasury yields rose in Asia trading on Wednesday (July 15) after the U.S. June CPI came in below market expectations, though gains remained below Tuesday's intraday peaks. Jamie Cox, managing partner at Harris Financial Group, stated: 'If you were expecting this

According to the Royal Bank of Canada, Canada's central bank is widely expected to hold its overnight rate at 2.25% unchanged when it announces its rate decision on Wednesday. This will mark the sixth consecutive hold following consecutive 50 basis point rate cuts in September and October of last

The Bank of Korea reported on the 15th that South Korea's broad money supply (M2) increased 0.8% month-over-month and 5.8% year-over-year in May 2026, driven by expanded corporate short-term funds and financial institution market operations. The monthly growth rate represents the highest since

According to Yonhap Infomax, POSCO redeemed $360 million in foreign currency bonds via debt tender offer on July 15. The bonds are 5.75% fixed-rate, 5-year dollar notes issued in 2023 with maturity in January 2028. The company financed the redemption from existing cash reserves with no new

According to S&P, Hanwha Aerospace launched a U.S. dollar bond issuance targeting overseas investors on July 15, receiving an 'A-' long-term credit rating for senior unsecured bonds.

According to Crédit Agricole's chief economist Kim Yeon-jin, South Korea's central bank is expected to unanimously raise its benchmark rate by 25 basis points in tomorrow's monetary policy meeting on July 16. The rate hike reflects first-quarter GDP growth exceeding market expectations, strong

The U.S. Dollar Index dropped to 100.80 on July 15, declining 0.12% during the trading day.

According to data from Japan Financial Futures Association and foreign media reports, Japanese retail investors' net short dollar positions surged to 2.79 trillion yen (approximately $172 billion) last month, marking the highest level since late 2008. The positions jumped over four-fold from the

According to Jin10, on Wednesday July 15, the one-year offshore CNH HIBOR (Chinese offshore interbank offered rate in Hong Kong) fell to 1.71758%, marking its lowest level since June 23. Other tenors showed mixed movements, with the overnight rate holding steady at 1.43758%.

Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) issued foreign currency bonds four times during the first half of the year across multiple currencies including Swiss franc, Brazilian real, Australian dollar, and yen, totaling $937.16 million equivalent (approximately 1.39 trillion won). This overseas

China's overnight SHIBOR rose 0.35 basis points to 1.3925%, while the 7-day SHIBOR climbed 2.15 basis points to 1.4235%. The 3-month SHIBOR edged up 0.01 basis points to 1.4300%.

According to Jin10, on July 15, Japan's government is encouraging pension funds and individual investors to increase allocation to domestic markets, aiming to support Japanese bonds and the yen in the long term.

On July 14, 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its June Consumer Price Index (CPI) report. The data showed that the U.S. June CPI fell 0.4% month over month, marking the first monthly negative growth since May 2020; the year-over-year increase dropped sharply from 4.2% in May to 3.5%, below the market’s 3.8% expectation. Core CPI was flat month over month and rose 2.6% year over year, also below expectations. This data triggered a rapid and widespread Chain Reaction in financial

According to Guru Club citing Everbright Futures, U.S. June CPI rose 3.5% year-over-year, easing from 4.2% in May, while core CPI climbed 2.6% year-over-year overnight (July 14), falling below market expectations of 2.8% and prior reading of 2.9%. The softer inflation data reduced expectations for f

South Korea's Financial Services Commission announced stricter mortgage loan income assessment rules on the 15th during a presidential briefing. The new measures target cases where corporate employees receive large performance bonuses, requiring lenders to calculate debt service ratio (DSR) using a

South Korea's Financial Services Commission (FSC) will maintain its 1.5% annual household loan growth target despite projected GDP increases, FSC Secretary-General Shin Jin-chang stated at a presidential briefing on the 15th. The decision comes as KB Kookmin Bank autonomously reduced its mortgage