Monthly Archives: June 2026
China FX reserves climb to $3.442tn, bolstering yuan stability and dampening USD/CNY volatility

Written on June 8, 2026 at 4:41 am, by josephine
China’s reserves rose to $3.442tn, signaling PBoC intervention to steady yuan, suppress volatility, supporting commodities and equities.
Colombia May CPI Undershoots Forecast, Strengthening Case for Central Bank Rate Cuts

Written on June 8, 2026 at 4:40 am, by josephine
May CPI rose 5.84%, below forecast, boosting rate-cut expectations, pressuring peso, and supporting local rates, equities.
Colombia May inflation undershoots forecasts, boosting rate-cut bets and weighing on peso outlook

Written on June 8, 2026 at 4:11 am, by josephine
Colombia May CPI rose 0.47%, below forecasts, boosting rate-cut bets and likely weakening peso, lifting USD/COP.
Philippine inflation cools in May as UOB backs measured BSP tightening and peso support

Written on June 8, 2026 at 4:10 am, by josephine
May inflation eased to 6.1% yet stays above target; UOB expects gradual BSP hikes, peso support.
Dollar tops 1,530 won as chip stock slide and foreign outflows weigh on South Korea’s currency

Written on June 8, 2026 at 3:40 am, by josephine
USD/KRW rose above 1530 as chip-stock declines and foreign profit-taking drove capital outflows, weakening KRW.
Standard Chartered drops off-cycle BSP hike, still sees June and August rises amid peso risks

Written on June 8, 2026 at 3:11 am, by josephine
Standard Chartered drops off-cycle BSP hike, sees 50bp June, 25bp August; easing delayed to Q2 2027.
Speculators deepen yen shorts as rate gap drives USD/JPY above 162, raising squeeze risks

Written on June 8, 2026 at 3:10 am, by josephine
CFTC data show deeper JPY net shorts, driven by yield gaps; trend favors USD/JPY, but squeeze risk.
Speculators cut sterling net shorts to 52.2K as inflation cools and GDP edges higher

Written on June 8, 2026 at 2:42 am, by josephine
CFTC data shows GBP bearish bets easing, with non-commercial net shorts narrowing to -52.2K contracts.
CFTC data show oil speculators cut net longs, signalling fading bullish conviction amid steady US supply

Written on June 8, 2026 at 2:42 am, by josephine
CFTC data: oil net longs fell to 155.9k; weakening speculative bullishness amid EV demand shifts, high output.
CFTC Data Shows Speculators Cut Australian Dollar Net Longs as Commodities and Rate Spread Weigh

Written on June 8, 2026 at 2:41 am, by josephine
CFTC data shows AUD net longs fell to 41.8k, signaling fading bullish sentiment amid commodity weakness.