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Taiwan: AI cycle and 2H outlook – DBS

DBS Group Research, led by Ma Tieying, assesses Taiwan’s AI-driven expansion and its implications for the 2H26 outlook. The bank notes that AI remains central for Taiwan’s technology-oriented economy and that the AI sup…

RBNZ's Conway: Inflation to return to 2% over medium term

Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) Chief Economist Paul Conway said on Tuesday that the central bank is not discussing a shift to a tightened policy stance, adding that inflation is to return to 2% over the medium term.

Euro slides as Waller warning, Iran strikes lift US Dollar

The shared currency begins the week on a lower note, down 0.31% as risk aversion fueled flows towards the US Dollar amid heightened tensions in the Middle East. Also, hawkish comments by a Fed official underpinned US Tr…

Iranian missiles hit two UAE tankers in Hormuz — Reuters

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Defence said that two UAE national tankers, the Mombasa and Al Bahiyah, were targeted by two Iranian cruise missiles in the southern lane of the Strait of Hormuz, in Omani terr…

Chinese Yuan: Stronger fix guides gradual RMB gains – OCBC

OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong highlight that USD/CNH dipped after a stronger USD/CNY fix below 6.80, the first such level since February 2023. They read this as policymakers being comfortable with …

Malaysian Ringgit: Stable as BNM holds rates – Commerzbank

Commerzbank’s Dr. Henry Hao and Moses Lim note that Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) kept the OPR at 2.75% for a sixth straight meeting, maintaining a cautious tone on global risks. Growth is still expected within a 4–5% rang…

Equities: Positioning signals recovery optionality – BNY

BNY’s Geoff Yu highlights that Emerging Markets (EM) equity positioning is heavily skewed toward South Korea and Taiwan, with the rest of EM seeing historically low allocations. China’s weakness and poor EM data have al…

Crude Oil finds a toll booth where its ceasefire used to be

Crude Oil is repricing the death of a framework rather than any single missile exchange. West Texas Intermediate trades near $75.00, up close to 5%, with Brent near $80.00, after Trump declared the United States will re…

Gold price crashes as Waller warning sparks Fed hike fears

Gold price (XAU/USD) plunges on Monday after remarks by Federal Reserve (Fed) Governor Christopher Waller, who revealed that if the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rises this week, the Fed should consider interest rate hikes…

Japanese Yen: Higher energy prices pressure JPY – MUFG

MUFG’s Lee Hardman reports the Japanese Yen has weakened again, pushing USD/JPY back above 162.00 as higher energy prices and fading impact from last week’s verbal intervention weigh on the currency. He explains that un…