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The dollar held firm ahead of US nonfarm payrolls, with DXY briefly touching its highest since May 2025 near 102.00 as elevated Treasury yields and resilient data sustained demand. Asia FX weakened broadly despite constructive regional activity. Payrolls are…
The RBI's October 7 decision is finely balanced, with consensus for a 25bp hike to 5.50% but split expectations; MUFG forecasts 50bp of hikes this cycle and sees a risk of 75bp given strong growth, abundant liquidity, firming credit, supportive fiscal policy,…
MUFG's Q3 2026 review shows earnings absorbing a global duration selloff: Brent rose 42% to about $104, gold gained 3.7% to $4,517, and the 10-year UST yield climbed 68bp to 5.28%, with 30-year yields at multi-decade highs. The dollar firmed modestly and…
Global markets in late September 2026 show a synchronized hawkish pivot: the FOMC, ECB and BoJ have all hiked rates, pushing UST 10Y to a 2026 high of 5.24%, mostly from higher real yields. OCBC adds a 25bp Fed hike in 4Q2026, one BoE hike by year-end, two…
US 10-year Treasury yields closed at 5.2849% after softer August PCE (headline 3.4% y-o-y vs 3.7% consensus; core steady at 3.0%) initially lifted risk appetite, but the move reversed on resilient growth: 2Q GDP revised to 2.2% and ADP payrolls at 90k.…
The US dollar remains resilient above 101 on the DXY, supported by elevated US yields despite softer PCE inflation (headline 3.4% y/y). Markets price a December Fed hike. USD/IDR hit resistance at 18,000 and pulled back, but MUFG stays cautious on IDR and…
MUFG's October 2026 FX outlook sees a US dollar-led world: DXY closed September up 2.0% after the Fed hiked to 3.75-4.00%, with 10-year UST yields up 53bps. Six G10 central banks hiked, and the unresolved Strait of Hormuz closure keeps energy prices elevated.…
MUFG forecasts Asian currencies to post a modest aggregate appreciation in Q4 2026, with performance highly differentiated across pairs. The quarterly outlook sees continued US dollar and energy headwinds, while Asian growth remains resilient, led by…
Northwest European gas storage sits at 62% capacity, about 10bcm below year-ago levels, setting up a tight Q4-26 winter. Under the base case TTF averages €76/MWh, peaking at €80/MWh; an adverse cold winter scenario averages €122/MWh. The energy-driven shock…
UOB projects the US economy stays resilient but bifurcated into 2027, with the Fed on hold through 2026 and cuts resuming only in 2027; a September hike remains a live risk. Fiscal deficits near 6% of GDP and debt above US$40tn keep long-end UST yields…
Natixis' China Corporate Monitor 2026 argues that wide-ranging monetary, fiscal, property and consumption support has lowered financing pressure and stabilized parts of the economy, but has failed to ignite a corporate recovery. Weaker domestic demand has…
OCBC's credit weekly reports an accelerating sell-off driven by rates: UST yields rose 5-11bp at the front end and up to 18bp at the long end. IG spreads proved more resilient than HY, though IG's longer duration produced larger negative total returns and…
Based on BIS locational banking data, Asia's claims on the GCC grew faster than the rest of the world, with Hong Kong's claims rising $72bn from 2019 to Q1 2026 and the GCC's share up to 4.4% from 2.0%; Korea's share fell to 4.8% from 6.6%. Bloomberg…
OCBC's 28 September 2026 outlook sees the RBA hiking 25bp to 4.60% on persistent core inflation and resilient demand. The Trump-Xi summit extended the US-China trade truce to 10 January 2027 with reciprocal tariff cuts on about USD30bn of goods, but rare…
State Street argues Asia's deepening domestic investor base now funds most local-currency debt and cushions equity drawdowns, but foreign investors remain the marginal price-setter. About four-fifths of Asia-Pacific cross-border portfolio assets sit outside…
President Trump's rejection of Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz has revived supply-disruption fears, pushing Brent above USD 107 while global bond yields hit fresh cycle highs. Gold broke below USD 4,230 support and silver tumbled over 4% as…
Emerging markets are no longer a commodity-cycle proxy: IT is now the largest sector in the MSCI EM Index, credit quality has improved, reserves exceed $7tn and a weaker dollar plus light positioning support returns. Valuations still reflect old assumptions,…
OCBC revises its RBA call to a 25bp hike at the September 2026 meeting, lifting the cash rate to 4.60% from 4.35%, citing resilient labour demand (employment +39,500; hours worked +13.7mn) and high participation (67.1%). A single 25bp cut is now expected in…
ING expects the RBA to raise rates 25bp, citing tight labour markets, upside Q2 GDP surprise and firm inflation; August CPI seen at 4.1% YoY. China's official manufacturing PMI is forecast at 50.1 and non-manufacturing at 49.2. Japan's services PPI seen at…
Global monetary conditions are tightening except in China, with elevated U.S. long-term yields and less offshore dollar support from the Gulf and China. Despite increased risk in the Gulf, crude flows through Hormuz have adapted but remain below pre-war…