Asia Summary and Highlights 22 August

Asia session

On Thursday, the volatility in USD/JPY shrinks compared to previous trading days as U.S. Treasury Yields little changed for the session so far.  USD/JPY is trading almost unchanged at 145.09 while JGB yields outperforming the U.S. counterpart.

Regional equities are performing individually with earlier gains diminished in the past hour. U.S. three major equity indexes are lower in Asia session and USD trading broadly stronger. AUD/USD is 0.18% higher at 0.6731, NZD/USD trades slightly higher at 0.6152 while USD/CAD is lower at 1.3588. Else, EUR/USD is lower at 1.4522 and GBP/USD is also trading lower at 1.3086.