Asia Summary and Highlights 5 Jan

January 5, 2026 4:13 AM UTC

Trump Captured Venezuela's Maduro 

Asia Summary and Highlights 2 Jan

January 2, 2026 5:31 AM UTC

USD/JPY points north
TACO on Italian Pasta from Trump

Asia Summary and Highlights 31 Dec

December 31, 2025 6:19 AM UTC

The USD is broadly higher 

Asia Summary and Highlights 30 Dec

December 30, 2025 5:59 AM UTC

Silver Wild Swing
Geopolitical Negotiation Persists

Asia Summary and Highlights 29 Dec

December 29, 2025 6:04 AM UTC

Silver Wild Swing
Geopolitical Negotiation Persists

Asia Summary and Highlights 24 Dec

December 24, 2025 5:59 AM UTC

Washington delays semiconductor tariffs as it seeks China trade truce

Asia Summary and Highlights 23 Dec

December 23, 2025 6:04 AM UTC

Quiet Tuesday

Asia Summary and Highlights 22 Dec

December 22, 2025 5:40 AM UTC

Risk on a high note to start the Christmas week

Asia Summary and Highlights 19 Dec

December 19, 2025 5:51 AM UTC

BoJ Hike by 25bps As Expected

Asia Summary and Highlights 18 Dec

December 18, 2025 5:21 AM UTC

New Zealand Q3 GDP y/y 1.3%, q/q 1.1%

Asia Summary and Highlights 17 Dec

December 17, 2025 5:35 AM UTC

Trump orders total blockade of sanctioned oil tankers entering or leaving Venezuela

Asia Summary and Highlights 16 Dec

December 16, 2025 5:16 AM UTC

Risk sentiment stays poor

Asia Summary and Highlights 15 Dec

December 15, 2025 5:25 AM UTC

China Vanke fails to secure delay on $284m bond payment, gets just 5 days breathing space
BOJ official says Tankan shows easing trade fears but rising cost pressures

Asia Summary and Highlights 12 Dec

December 12, 2025 4:48 AM UTC

Trump on Venezuela: It's going to be starting on land pretty soon

Asia Summary and Highlights 11 Dec

December 11, 2025 5:24 AM UTC

Australia November employment -21.3K
U.S. major equity indexes are reversing post FOMC gains
Mexico approves tariffs as high as 50% tariff on Chinese and Asian imports

Asia Summary and Highlights 10 Dec

December 10, 2025 4:34 AM UTC

Japan PM Takaichi asked about rising yields, says closely watching market moves
Zelensky signals Ukaine's answer to Trumps peace plan will come Wednesday
Trump says he will be meeting with "a couple" people for the Fed chair job

Asia Summary and Highlights 9 Dec

December 9, 2025 5:21 AM UTC

RBA kept rate unchanged at 3.6%

Asia Summary and Highlights 8 Dec

December 8, 2025 5:19 AM UTC

Japan Q3 annualized GDP revised lower to -2.3% 
Labor Cash Earning 2.6% y/y

Asia Summary and Highlights 4 Dec

December 4, 2025 5:34 AM UTC

Australian October Trade Balance AUD4385mn
Japan's Chief Cabinet Sec. says concerned over rapid, one-sided yen moves

Asia Summary and Highlights 3 Dec

December 3, 2025 5:51 AM UTC

Australia Q3 GDP +0.4% q/q

Asia Summary and Highlights 2 Dec

December 2, 2025 5:49 AM UTC

Quiet Tuesday 

Asia Summary and Highlights 1 Dec

December 1, 2025 5:24 AM UTC

Bank of Japan Governor Ueda says will raise rates if prices, economy move as forecast

Asia Summary and Highlights 28 Nov

November 28, 2025 5:33 AM UTC

 Tokyo CPI Headline 2.7% y/y for November
S&P cut Vanke to CCC-, flags deepening distress

Asia Summary and Highlights 27 Nov

November 27, 2025 5:58 AM UTC

Reuters reports Japan to boost short-term JGB issuance by ¥7tn to fund stimulus
Trump urged Japan’s Takaichi to soften tone on Taiwan in private call

Asia Summary and Highlights 26 Nov

November 26, 2025 6:10 AM UTC

RBNZ cuts its cash rate by 25bp

Asia Summary and Highlights 25 Nov

November 25, 2025 5:24 AM UTC

Japan PM Takaichi says she spoke with Trump on a call
Chinese President Xi says to enhance energy partnership with Russia

Asia Summary and Highlights 24 Nov

November 24, 2025 5:04 AM UTC

Risk remains choppy

Asia Summary and Highlights 21 Nov

November 21, 2025 5:16 AM UTC

Japan November National Headline CPI 3.0%

Asia Summary and Highlights 18 Nov

November 18, 2025 5:01 AM UTC

Japan’s Finance Minister Katayama “alarmed” by recent FX moves 

Asia Summary and Highlights 17 Nov

November 17, 2025 5:38 AM UTC

Japan expected to unveil ¥17tn stimulus focused on cost relief and AI–chip investment

Asia Summary and Highlights 14 Nov

November 14, 2025 5:56 AM UTC

UK drops income-tax hike plans ahead of November budget
RBNZ’s confirmation that it will ease mortgage loan-to-value restrictions 

Asia Summary and Highlights 13 Nov

November 13, 2025 5:34 AM UTC

Australian October unemployment rate 4.3%
U.S. House votes to reopen the government
Trump has signed the bill to reopen the U.S. government
BOJ Governor Ueda told parliament that underlying inflation is “gradually accelerating” toward the 2% target

Asia Summary and Highlights 12 Nov

November 12, 2025 5:29 AM UTC

RBA Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser said policy remains restrictive but under review
China to restrict U.S. military access with new rare-earth export system

Asia Summary and Highlights 10 Nov

November 10, 2025 5:07 AM UTC

Japan PM Takaichi says not ruling out a sales tax cut
Japan’s Takaichi abandons annual budget target, takes softer fiscal consolidation stance
US Senate has approved the first vote needed to reopen government
China suspends special port fees on US ships for one year

Asia Summary and Highlights 7 Nov

November 7, 2025 5:38 AM UTC

Japanese September household spending +1.8% y/y
U.S. blocks Nvidia’s scaled-down AI chip sales to China

Asia Summary and Highlights 5 Nov

November 6, 2025 6:10 AM UTC

The September total cash earnings rose 1.9% for Japan

Asia Summary and Highlights 5 Nov

November 5, 2025 5:58 AM UTC

Sea of red in equities
BoJ Sept minutes says current real interest rates are very low, will hike if data indicates

Asia Summary and Highlights 4 Nov

November 4, 2025 5:36 AM UTC

RBA hold as expected

Asia Summary and Highlights 3 Nov

November 3, 2025 5:41 AM UTC

Trump says U.S. will block China from getting Nvidia’s most advanced chips
Trump says not considering giving Ukraine Tomahawk missiles

Asia Summary and Highlights 31 Oct

October 31, 2025 4:43 AM UTC

Tokyo October Headline CPI 2.8% y/y

Asia Summary and Highlights 30 Oct

October 30, 2025 5:37 AM UTC

The BoJ kept rates at 0.5% by a 7-2 vote

Asia Summary and Highlights 29 Oct

October 29, 2025 5:56 AM UTC

Australian Q3 CPI (all groups) +3.2% y/y
U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent posted on X praising Japan’s commitment to Bank of Japan independence and “policy space”

Asia Summary and Highlights 28 Oct

October 28, 2025 4:30 AM UTC

Japan PM Takaichi: Want to realise a new golden age of Japan-US alliance with Trump

Asia Summary and Highlights 27 Oct

October 27, 2025 5:15 AM UTC

Japan's CS Kihara says important that currencies move in stable manner, reflect fundamentals

Asia Summary and Highlights 24 Oct

October 24, 2025 5:26 AM UTC

Japan September headline inflation 2.9% y/y

Asia Summary and Highlights 23 Oct

October 23, 2025 5:59 AM UTC

Weekly high for USD/JPY

Asia Summary and Highlights 22 Oct

October 22, 2025 8:06 AM UTC

The September Japan trade balance missed estimate on stronger import