Asia Summary and Highlights 6 Oct

October 6, 2025 5:57 AM UTC

Sanae Takaichi elected to be the new LDP party leader
USD/JPY jumped figures
Major currency pairs open in favor of USD

Asia Summary and Highlights 3 Oct

October 3, 2025 5:04 AM UTC

BoJ Gov Ueda: To raise rates if economy, prices, move in line with forecasts
Japan's August unemployment rate 2.6%
Trump said he is considering $1,000–$2,000 stimulus checks for all taxpayers

Asia Summary and Highlights 2 Oct

October 2, 2025 5:42 AM UTC

Australian August trade balance misses
U.S. will provide Ukraine with intelligence for long-range missile strikes on Russia’s energy infrastructure
Japan’s 10-year government bond auction showed weaker demand

Asia Summary and Highlights 1 Oct

October 1, 2025 5:17 AM UTC

Tankan report show Japanese firms divided on how they see US tariff impact
Conflicting reports on China banning iron ore purchase from BHP dragged the Aussie

Asia Summary and Highlights 30 Sep

September 30, 2025 6:17 AM UTC

RBA holds as expected

Asia Summary and Highlights 29 Sep

September 29, 2025 5:36 AM UTC

Xi seeks U.S. policy shift on Taiwan as Trump pursues China trade deal
Trump and Netanyahu near Gaza peace agreement, again

Asia Summary and Highlights 26 Sep

September 26, 2025 5:32 AM UTC

Japan Tokyo area CPI headline +2.5% y/y

Asia Summary and Highlights 25 Sep

September 25, 2025 5:43 AM UTC

Makoto Sakura Says The BOJ may act in October

Asia Summary and Highlights 24 Sep

September 24, 2025 5:11 AM UTC

Australian August monthly CPI +3% 

Asia Summary and Highlights 23 Sep

September 23, 2025 5:30 AM UTC

Japanese PM contender Koizumi says must be mindful of need for fiscal discipline

Asia Summary and Highlights 22 Sep

September 22, 2025 5:11 AM UTC

RBA Gov. Bullock says They are In a very good position on inflation
The Japanese equity market rebound as current magnitude and pace of BoJ selling of asset indicates it will last for a century

Asia Summary and Highlights 19 Sep

September 19, 2025 5:39 AM UTC

BoJ kept rates at 0.5%

Asia Summary and Highlights 18 Sep

September 18, 2025 5:03 AM UTC

Headline Australian employment change misses but unemployment rate steady
Kiwi sunk on dismay Q2 GDP

Asia Summary and Highlights 17 Sep

September 17, 2025 5:07 AM UTC

Still waiting for FOMC

Asia Summary and Highlights 16 Sep

September 16, 2025 4:58 AM UTC

Japan’s Hayashi said Tokyo pleased with implementation of tariff agreement with the US
U.S. won’t impose China oil tariffs unless Europe acts

Asia Summary and Highlights 15 Sep

September 15, 2025 4:56 AM UTC

Trump says he's willing to impose sanctions on Russia
U.S.-China trade talk continues

Asia Summary and Highlights 12 Sep

September 12, 2025 5:12 AM UTC

Japan and the US have reaffirmed their agreement not to manipulate FX rates

Asia Summary and Highlights 11 Sep

September 11, 2025 5:11 AM UTC

Japan August PPI +2.7% y/y

Asia Summary and Highlights 10 Sep

September 10, 2025 5:41 AM UTC

Reports of Russian drone incursions into Poland Airspace

Asia Summary and Highlights 9 Sep

September 9, 2025 4:38 AM UTC

Japan’s LDP set October 4 for leadership vote

Asia Summary and Highlights 5 Sep

September 5, 2025 4:55 AM UTC

July labor cash earnings +4.1% y/y 

Asia Summary and Highlights 4 Sep

September 4, 2025 5:22 AM UTC

China financial regulators consider cooling measures to temper stock market gains

Asia Summary and Highlights 3 Sep

September 3, 2025 5:38 AM UTC

Australia Q2 GDP +0.6% q/q

Asia Summary and Highlights 2 Sep

September 2, 2025 5:01 AM UTC

BoJ's Himino says despite 3 rate hikes inflation still high, real rates still low

Asia Summary and Highlights 1 Sep

September 1, 2025 4:44 AM UTC

US Federal Appeals court rules that most of Trump's tariffs are illegal

Asia Summary and Highlights 29 Aug

August 29, 2025 4:14 AM UTC

Tokyo Headline CPI Moderates. not Core-Core

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