Asia Summary and Highlights 11 September

September 11, 2026 5:27 AM UTC

UKMTO says four projectiles hit two vessels near Oman's Khasab
And suspected strike on Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline

Asia Summary and Highlights 9 September

September 9, 2026 5:53 AM UTC

Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it struck two US Navy destroyers and 18 vessels attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz

Asia Summary and Highlights 8 September

September 8, 2026 5:42 AM UTC

Japan Labor Cash Earning Beats at 4.7% y/y

Asia Summary and Highlights 7 September

September 7, 2026 5:17 AM UTC

KOSPI leading with 3% gains

Asia Summary and Highlights 4 September

September 4, 2026 5:39 AM UTC

USD/JPY recovering partially

Asia Summary and Highlights 3 September

September 3, 2026 5:51 AM UTC

CNN report US military escorts 40 tankers with 18 million barrels through Hormuz on Tuesday

Asia Summary and Highlights 2 September

September 2, 2026 6:06 AM UTC

RBNZ hike rate by 25bps to 2.75% unanimously
BOJ hawk Takata says nimble rate hikes needed as inflation risks build
US strikes Iranian tankers for first time under new deterrence policy

Asia Summary and Highlights 1 September

September 1, 2026 5:29 AM UTC

Trump vow to hit Iran hard in response and reports of a Saudi VLCC halted after being struck by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz

Asia Summary and Highlights 31 August

August 31, 2026 5:07 AM UTC

Iran says US must bear full responsibility for consequences of escalation

Asia Summary and Highlights 28 August

August 28, 2026 5:33 AM UTC

Asia Session
Tokyo August Ex fresh food & energy CPI rose from 1.8% y/y in July to 2%, while headline CPI below target range at 1.9% y/y. The figure is still cushioned by energy stimulus yet remain supportive for a September hike on a strong read in core-core. USD/JPY is trading 0.09% higher at 159.5

Asia Summary and Highlights 27 August

August 27, 2026 5:24 AM UTC

BOJ Deputy Governor Himino called for timely rate hikes to avoid a future inflation spike

Asia Summary and Highlights 2 August

August 26, 2026 5:38 AM UTC

Australian July monthly CPI 3.5 % y/y
U.S. weighs further trade escalation after Canada sets retaliatory tariffs

Asia Summary and Highlights 25 August

August 25, 2026 5:29 AM UTC

USD/JPY remain in consolidation phase
A tanker was struck by a projectile off Oman while transiting a U.S.-protected lane

Asia Summary and Highlights 24 August

August 24, 2026 6:10 AM UTC

Carney's team sees little chance of resumed talks before the U.S. midterms 

Asia Summary and Highlights 21 August

August 21, 2026 4:48 AM UTC

All items of Japan CPI Below Target Range

Asia Summary and Highlights 20 August

August 20, 2026 5:58 AM UTC

Trump vows sweeping new Iran sanctions

Asia Summary and Highlights 19 August

August 19, 2026 4:02 AM UTC

UAE formally halted all trade, commercial and financial transactions with Iran

Asia Summary and Highlights 18 August

August 18, 2026 5:13 AM UTC

Risk Turning Sour

Asia Summary and Highlights 17 August

August 17, 2026 5:11 AM UTC

Japan Q2 preliminary GDP missed at 0.3% q/q

Asia Summary and Highlights 14 August

August 14, 2026 5:27 AM UTC

Latvia issued an air threat alert 
Finland imposed a temporary restriction on aviation and maritime traffic in the eastern Gulf of Finland

Asia Summary and Highlights 13 August

August 13, 2026 5:46 AM UTC

United Arab Emirates had released a further tranche of Iran's frozen assets held in Emirati banks

Asia Summary and Highlights 12 August

August 12, 2026 5:32 AM UTC

JGB yields are marching higher
Major equity indexes are performing individually

Asia Summary and Highlights 11 August

August 11, 2026 6:04 AM UTC

Jiji says The BoJ may consider an additional rate hike at its September 17-18 meeting
RBA leaves cash rate unchanged at 4.35%

Asia Summary and Highlights 10 August

August 10, 2026 5:24 AM UTC

BOJ July meeting Summary shows board split on pace of hikes

Asia Summary and Highlights 7 August

August 7, 2026 5:56 AM UTC

Japan June Household spending -6.4% m/m

Asia Summary and Highlights 6 August

August 6, 2026 6:21 AM UTC

Australian June trade surplus AU$1.929bn

Asia Summary and Highlights 5 August

August 5, 2026 5:15 AM UTC

Iran reportedly says that Strait of Hormuz agreement with Oman will be delayed so long as US threats continue
Japan June labor cash earnings 3.4% y/y

Asia Summary and Highlights 4 August

August 4, 2026 5:41 AM UTC

Australia June household spending up 0.8%

Asia Summary and Highlights 3 August

August 3, 2026 6:00 AM UTC

Trump claims Hormuz deal done, nuclear talks to start Monday
U.S. Bessent, Japan confirm Friday's joint yen intervention

Asia Summary and Highlights 31 July

July 31, 2026 5:33 AM UTC

USD/JPY recovers after suspect intervention
BoJ Kept Rates Unchanged

Asia Summary and Highlights 30 July

July 30, 2026 6:19 AM UTC

Trump is weighing another two-week campaign of strikes against Iran

Asia Summary and Highlights 29 July

July 29, 2026 6:13 AM UTC

Australian CPI Lower than Estimate
Axios report that Iran launched ballistic missiles towards a US base in Jordan

Asia Summary and Highlights 28 July

July 28, 2026 5:29 AM UTC

RBA's Bullock: Key question is whether tightening already delivered enough
KOSPI Down more than 10%

Asia Summary and Highlights 27 July

July 27, 2026 5:22 AM UTC

The U.S. and Iran Pause Exchanging Missiles

Asia Summary and Highlights 24 July

July 24, 2026 6:07 AM UTC

Market Rangebound

Asia Summary and Highlights 23 July

July 23, 2026 6:17 AM UTC

Australian June Unemployment rate steady at 4.4%
But headline employment change is a huge beat

Asia Summary and Highlights 22 July

July 22, 2026 5:23 AM UTC

Japan June Import Boosted By Energy

Asia Summary and Highlights 21 July

July 21, 2026 6:10 AM UTC

NZ Q2 Q2 jumps to 4.1% 
But RBNZ's own inflation model see Q2 2026 at 2.7% y/y

Asia Summary and Highlights 20 July

July 20, 2026 5:56 AM UTC

Move waves of missile exchange between U.S. and Iran

Asia Summary and Highlights 17 July

July 17, 2026 5:31 AM UTC

IRGC reaffirms that no oil and gas will pass through the Strait of Hormuz so long as US attacks continue

Asia Summary and Highlights 16 July

July 16, 2026 4:45 AM UTC

U.S. completes new wave of strikes on Iran, hits Bandar Abbas

Asia Summary and Highlights 14 July

July 14, 2026 5:20 AM UTC

U.S. military carrying out a third consecutive night of strikes on Iran and the naval blockade of Iran

Asia Summary and Highlights 13 July

July 13, 2026 5:36 AM UTC

Iran extend strikes to Qatar and the UAE for the first time in months, plus Jordan, Kuwait and Oman

Asia Summary and Highlights 10 July

July 10, 2026 5:04 AM UTC

Japan will seek measures encouraging GPIF and other pension funds to raise investment in Japanese financial assets
U.S. official said late Thursday that Washington remains committed to a resolution with Iran

Asia Summary and Highlights 9 July

July 9, 2026 5:04 AM UTC

Missiles Flying

Asia Summary and Highlights 8 July

July 8, 2026 6:03 AM UTC

USD/JPY Fast Approaching Monthly High
Iran says it targeted a US base in Bahrain, warns of more attacks
RBNZ Gov Breman says Inflation may have already peaked

Asia Summary and Highlights 7 July

July 7, 2026 5:26 AM UTC

Iranian forces strike LNG tanker and commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz
Japan May Labor Cash Earnings +3.2% y/y

Asia Summary and Highlights 6 July

July 6, 2026 5:37 AM UTC

OPEC+ confirmed a fifth straight monthly output increase
USD Solid on Monday

Asia Summary and Highlights 3 July

July 3, 2026 5:33 AM UTC

Market broadly upbeat after a miss in NFP