DXY & Forex

According to Reuters, Japanese central bank deputy governor Yoshizo Hiwatari called for a holistic approach to designing future global monetary systems at the Japan Financial Association annual meeting, stating that options should not be limited to central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and

According to Jin10, on May 16, U.S. 10-year Treasury yields surged to 4.595%, the highest level since February 2025 and marking the largest single-day gain in over a year. The 30-year yield climbed to 5.127%, the highest closing level since July 2007. Rising bond yields dampened investor appetite

According to Russian Statistics Bureau, Russia's consumer price index rose 0.14% month-on-month in April, marking a significant deceleration from March's 0.6% increase.

According to lawyers at Euroclear, Moscow court has ruled in favor of Russia's Central Bank in its claim for damages related to frozen assets, with the total claim amount reaching 1.817 trillion rubles.

According to CME Fedwatch data as of May 16, the probability of the Federal Reserve holding interest rates unchanged in June stands at 98.7%, while the probability of a 25 basis point rate cut is 1.3%.

The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield rose 10 basis points intraday today, reaching 4.58%.

UK 30-year government bond yields rose 20 basis points to 5.86% today, reaching the highest level since 1998.

Russia's Central Bank gold and foreign exchange reserves reached $771 billion for the week ending May 8, up from $757.5 billion in the previous week, marking an increase of $13.5 billion.

According to Fidelity International portfolio manager Michael Riedel, he profited from betting on inflation before oil prices surged above $100 per barrel following the Iran conflict. Riedel had purchased U.S. and UK inflation swaps months earlier, betting that inflation would rise despite market co

According to Jin10, ECB Governing Council member Stournaras stated on May 16 that modest rate increases can suppress inflation without causing significant economic damage. He emphasized that if inflation temporarily exceeds target levels, the central bank should adopt a more gradual approach to

According to Jin10, silver spot prices fell more than 7% intraday on May 16, while gold declined over 2%, as U.S. inflation accelerated and the dollar index strengthened.

According to China's Commerce Ministry, Chinese and U.S. leaders held talks in Beijing on May 14 and announced that bilateral trade negotiation teams achieved balanced positive results. The two countries' economic relationship is fundamentally based on mutual benefit and win-win outcomes,

According to PANews, U.S. inflation data surged across key metrics over the past week, reaching multi-year highs driven by energy price spikes amid Middle East tensions. Traders have largely ruled out the possibility of Federal Reserve rate cuts this year, while bets on rate hikes have increased.

According to Grayscale Research, U.S. inflation is accelerating, limiting the Federal Reserve's room to cut rates, with markets currently expecting the first rate cut in September 2027. The research firm noted that this macroeconomic environment will have significant implications for crypto markets,

On Saturday, Ryoji Hyakumori, deputy governor of the Bank of Japan, called for a 'holistic approach' to designing the future global monetary system, cautioning against limiting choices to central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and stablecoins alone. Hyakumori noted that Japan is prepared for both p

On May 14, 2026, Zhu Hegui, deputy governor of the People's Bank of China and head of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, met with David Solomon, chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs. The two exchanged views on international economic and financial conditions and China's economic development o

According to FinanceFeeds, as of May 16, the US dollar is rallying amid robust economic data and elevated Treasury yields, with the 10-year yield reaching a 10-month high. Strong retail sales and industrial production have lifted the Atlanta Fed's Q2 GDP estimate to 4.0%, while traders now price a 5

According to Grayscale research chief Zach Pandl, the Federal Reserve will maintain elevated interest rates through September 2027 amid accelerating U.S. inflation and rising energy prices. The prolonged high-rate environment creates three effects on crypto assets: increased holding costs for zero-y

According to CNBC, influenced by both the April consumer and producer price indexes hitting multi-year highs, the federal funds futures market on 5/15 for the first time priced the FED’s next move as “rate hikes” rather than rate cuts. Based on the CME FedWatch tool, the probability of a rate hike at the December FOMC is about 51%; it rises to about 60% in January and reaches 71% in March. This week, newly appointed Fed chair Warsh took office; he previously said that under the current environme

On Friday, May 15, major asset-class ETFs declined broadly. Emerging markets ETF fell 3.43%, gold ETF dropped 2.32%, Barclays U.S. convertible bond ETF declined 1.94%, and Russell 2000 index ETF fell 2.41%. Nasdaq 100 ETF, agricultural funds, U.S. 20+ year Treasury ETF, and real estate ETF shed up t