- Federal Reserve speakers on Monday include and Bostic and Goolsbee
- European Central Bank President Lagarde and de Guindos speaking on Monday
- CAD popped higher after the news that US-Canada trade talks are back on
- Canada rescinds Digital Services Tax to advance broader trade negotiations with the US
- Japan faces surge in food price hikes as inflation pressures intensify
- China PMIs – NBS says domestic consumption remains weak,
- Australia Private Sector Credit May 2025 % m/m (expected +0.7%, prior +0.7%)
- China official PMI data for June 2025: Manufacturing 49.7 (expected 49.7)
- PBOC sets USD/ CNY reference rate for today at 7.1586 (vs. estimate at 7.168)
- Australian private inflation survey, TD-MI Inflation Gauge +0.1% m/m (prior -0.4%)
- New Zealand data: Business Confidence (June 2025): 46.3 (prior 36.6)
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- Trump whining about unfair auto trade, wants Japan to buy more oil
- Japan May 2025 preliminary industrial production +0.5% m/m (expected +3.4%)
- US equity index futures and EUR rise, gold bouncing after its early dip
- UK business confidence hits highest level since 2015, says Lloyds
- BOJ turns dovish – leans on ‘underlying inflation’ to justify slow hikes, messaging murky
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- Tcorp economist calls on RBA to abandon 2.5% inflation midpoint target
- Trump troofs out, says he’s a cost cutting Republican
- US strikes on Iran nuclear sites less damaging than expected, intercepts reveal
- Trump’s chaotic trade policies to crush Australian commodity export earnings
- USD set to get another thrashing after Trump’s weekend debasement comments
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Ahead:
- Early FX: Dollar Slips on Trump Rate Talk;
- Yen Gains Despite Weak Japan Data;
- China PMIs Mixed;
- Canada Scraps Tech Tax
Detail:
Opening ranges in early FX trade ahead of the Tokyo session saw the US dollar under pressure following weekend comments from former President Trump, which suggested further downside debasement risk for the currency:
- “I don’t want to have to pay for 10 years debt at a higher rate.”
- “We’re going to get somebody into the Fed who’s going to be able to lower the rate.”
EUR/USD opened with a small gap higher near 1.1735 before quickly filling it and then pushing to a fresh high, ultimately settling into quiet, range-bound trade. Other major currencies followed a similar pattern, showing initial strength against the dollar before flattening out.
USD/JPY was an exception, dropping to around 144.10 after some early swings. This came despite a mixed Japanese industrial production report. May output rose 0.5% m/m — the best since February — but fell far short of the +3.5% expected. Year-on-year, output declined -1.8% versus a forecast +1.6% gain. Weak production forecasts for the coming months reflect the drag from US tariffs. While trade talks between Japan and the US are likely to continue for some time, Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average hit an 11-month high.
From China, official PMIs for June showed modest improvement. The manufacturing PMI rose from May but remained in contraction for the third straight month, weighed down by weak domestic demand and US trade frictions. The non-manufacturing PMI climbed further into expansion. The National Bureau of Statistics noted accelerating production and improving market demand, though household consumption remains subdued.
In North America, Canada announced it will withdraw its planned digital services tax on US tech companies in a move to advance broader trade talks with the US. The decision, described as made “in anticipation” of a comprehensive agreement, came as Canada’s Carney and President Trump agreed to resume negotiations with the aim of reaching a deal by July 21. The Canadian dollar rose on the headlines.
US equity index futures traded higher, while gold reversed earlier losses to finish the session stronger.
This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.