Asia Summary and Highlights 28 Aug

August 28, 2025 4:41 AM UTC

Asia Session
The USD is trading broadly softer to start the Thursday’s trading session. There hasn’t been major headlines so far but Nvidia’s earning beats estimate and CEO Huang being bullish on China.  USD/JPY is trading 0.16% lower at 147.15. 
The broad equity space is performing individual

Asia Summary and Highlights 27 Aug

August 27, 2025 4:36 AM UTC

Australian July monthly CPI 2.8% y/y 

Asia Summary and Highlights 26 Aug

August 26, 2025 5:09 AM UTC

Trump announced that he has dismissed Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook

Asia Summary and Highlights 25 Aug

August 25, 2025 5:21 AM UTC

USD/JPY rebound after Friday's slump

Asia Summary and Highlights 22 Aug

August 22, 2025 4:32 AM UTC

Nvidia Orders Halt to H20 Production After China Directive Against Purchases
Japan National headline CPI 3.1% y/y, so as core but core-core 3.4% 

Asia Summary and Highlights 21 Aug

August 21, 2025 5:17 AM UTC

Relative quiet Thursday

Asia Summary and Highlights 20 Aug

August 20, 2025 5:30 AM UTC

RBNZ signaling more cuts after cutting 25bps
Japan y/y Exports -2.6% vs -2.1% expected

Asia Summary and Highlights 19 Aug

August 19, 2025 5:15 AM UTC

Japan PM calls for ceasefire and fair peace, weighs role in Ukraine security

Asia Summary and Highlights 18 Aug

August 18, 2025 5:07 AM UTC

The first Trump-Putin meeting a nothing burger

Asia Summary and Highlights 15 Aug

August 15, 2025 4:54 AM UTC

Japan preliminary Q2 GDP +0.3% q/q

Asia Summary and Highlights 14 Aug

August 14, 2025 5:16 AM UTC

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticised Bank of Japan saying its time to hike rates
Australia July Unemployment rate 4.2%

Asia Summary and Highlights 13 Aug

August 13, 2025 4:46 AM UTC

Australian Q2 2025 Wage Price Index 0.8% q/q
China hits Canadian canola with 75.8% tariffs

Asia Summary and Highlights 12 Aug

August 12, 2025 5:43 AM UTC

RBA cuts cash rate by 25 bps to 3.60%
Trump confirmed he extends China tariff pause for another 90 days

Asia Summary and Highlights 11 Aug

August 11, 2025 4:50 AM UTC

Report that Nvidia, AMD to pay 15% export tax to US government
Property Developer China South City ordered to liquidate

Asia Summary and Highlights 8 Aug

August 8, 2025 5:10 AM UTC

Japanese trade negotiator Akazawa got a refund
Reports Prime Minister Netanyahu’s proposal for the occupation of Gaza City approved

Asia Summary and Highlights 7 Aug

August 7, 2025 5:39 AM UTC

Trump promises very large, 100%, tariffs to come on chips and semiconductors 
Trump is threatening China with an extra 25% tariff over Russia oil buys
Reports that Trump is going to hit Japan with an extra 15% tariff

Asia Summary and Highlights 6 Aug

August 6, 2025 5:26 AM UTC

Japan June Labor Cash Earning 2.5% y/y

Asia Summary and Highlights 5 Aug

August 5, 2025 5:05 AM UTC

Japan's Akazawa is yet to confirm the tariff agreement with the US

Asia Summary and Highlights 4 Aug

August 4, 2025 5:31 AM UTC

Broader risk atmosphere improves
USD/JPY recovers partial Friday's losses

Asia Summary and Highlights 1 Aug

August 1, 2025 5:29 AM UTC

Trump hit Canada with 35% tariff, 39% for Switzerland
Japan Finance Minister Kato says he is alarmed over FX moves, driven by speculators

Asia Summary and Highlights 31 Jul

July 31, 2025 5:46 AM UTC

The BoJ kept rates unchanged at 0.5% in the July 31st meeting with inflation forecast revised higher
Trump announces a trade deal with South Korea

Asia Summary and Highlights 30 Jul

July 30, 2025 5:27 AM UTC

Australia Q2 2025 Headline CPI 2.1%y/y
Tsunami warnings have been issued across much of Japan's eastern coastline

Asia Summary and Highlights 29 Jul

July 29, 2025 6:11 AM UTC

Trump shortens Russia-Ukraine peace deadline to 12 days
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said a 90-day extension to the U.S.–China trade truce was the likely outcome of ongoing negotiations in Stockholm

Asia Summary and Highlights 28 Jul

July 28, 2025 5:03 AM UTC

The E.U. and U.S. reach an agreement on trade
U.S. equities upbeat on U.S. EU deal 

Asia Summary and Highlights 25 Jul

July 25, 2025 5:41 AM UTC

Thailand Evacuates Over 100,000 Amid Clashes with Cambodia

Asia Summary and Highlights 24 Jul

July 24, 2025 5:23 AM UTC

Bessent threatens Japan with 25% tariff if Trump is unhappy

Asia Summary and Highlights 23 Jul

July 23, 2025 5:06 AM UTC

U.S. and Japan reached a trade deal
Risk mood upbeat on U.S. - Japan trade deal

Asia Summary and Highlights 22 Jul

July 22, 2025 5:13 AM UTC

Relative quiet session on Tuesday
A limited trade deal between the US and India is reportedly ruled out before 1 August

Asia Summary and Highlights 21 Jul

July 21, 2025 5:41 AM UTC

Japan's LDP loses majority in the Upper house
New Zealand Q2 CPI 0.5% q/q, 2.7% y/y

Asia Summary and Highlights 18 Jul

July 18, 2025 4:50 AM UTC

Japan June CPI elevated

Asia Summary and Highlights 17 July

July 17, 2025 5:36 AM UTC

Japan Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Aoki: Concerned about speculative FX market movements
Australia June Unemployment Rate 4.3%

Asia Summary and Highlights 16 Jul

July 16, 2025 4:35 AM UTC

Nikkei reports that Prime Minister Ishiba's government risks losing its majority
China and Australia to review Free Trade Agreement

Asia Summary and Highlights 15 Jul

July 15, 2025 5:08 AM UTC

Mixed sale of Chinese data with GDP beats

Asia Summary and Highlights 14 Jul

July 14, 2025 5:38 AM UTC

U.S. major equity indexes remain pressured

Asia Summary and Highlights 11 Jul

July 11, 2025 4:31 AM UTC

Trump hit Canada with 35% tariff, excluding USMCA goods and plans to double floor tariff
USD gained strongly against major on Trump's tariff 

Asia Summary and Highlights 10 Jul

July 10, 2025 5:26 AM UTC

U.S. equities lower, regional positive
Trump officially announcing a 50% tariff on Copper, also tariffs on Brazil

Asia Summary and Highlights 9 Jul

July 9, 2025 4:02 AM UTC

RBNZ hold as expected
Nissan halts production of three models for Canada at two US plants due to tariffs

Asia Summary and Highlights 8 Jul

July 8, 2025 5:40 AM UTC

RBA did not cut, against market expectations 
Trump says may adjust tariffs for some countries
Trump says August 1 tariff deadline is firm, but he is open to other ideas

Asia Summary and Highlights 7 Jul

July 7, 2025 4:25 AM UTC

Risk asset opened higher and chopped lower on Trump's tariff comment
Japan Labor cash earning growth disappoints in May

Asia Summary and Highlights 4 Jul

July 4, 2025 5:03 AM UTC

Market sentiment calms as Trump began to send tariff letters

Asia Summary and Highlights 3 Jul

July 3, 2025 5:47 AM UTC

FX Market mostly rangebound

Asia Summary and Highlights 2 July

July 2, 2025 5:33 AM UTC

Trump says that Israel has agreed to a 60-day Gaza ceasefire proposal

Asia Summary and Highlights 1 July

July 1, 2025 5:18 AM UTC

The Q2 BoJ Tankan Index shows business resilience 

Asia Summary and Highlights 30 Jun

June 30, 2025 5:01 AM UTC

Canada rescinds Digital Services Tax to advance broader trade negotiations with the US
Trump whining about unfair auto trade, wants Japan to buy more oil

Asia Summary and Highlights 27 Jun

June 27, 2025 5:46 AM UTC

Japan Tokyo Headline CPI 3.1%y/y

Asia Summary and Highlights 26 Jun

June 26, 2025 5:24 AM UTC

Reuters reported that the US is allowing ethane to be loaded and shipped to China
Wall Street Journal reported Trump considers naming next Fed chair early

Asia Summary and Highlights 25 Jun

June 25, 2025 6:01 AM UTC

BOJ’s Tamura warns decisive rate hike may be needed
Australia CPI dropped to 2.1% in May

Asia Summary and Highlights 24 Jun

June 24, 2025 5:33 AM UTC

Ceasefire between U.S. and Iran

Asia Summary and Highlights 23 Jun

June 23, 2025 5:55 AM UTC

Major equity indexes opened lower
U.S. strike Iran nuclear site over the weekend