DXY & Forex

According to Jin10, citing Congressional Hills Business Editor Sylvan Lane, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell committed on May 15 to remaining on the Fed's Board of Governors after his chairmanship ends, maintaining a "low-key" presence without challenging the new chair. The decision narrows

According to PANews, UK 30-year gilt yields rose 16 basis points to 5.82% today, reaching their highest level since 1998.

According to Jin10, Asian central banks intervened this week to support their currencies. Japan's Ministry of Finance declined to comment on yen support efforts, but sources revealed that Japan has been buying yen in recent weeks. Indonesia's central bank stated it is committed to conducting

According to Jin10 Data, the U.S. dollar surged over 1% this week on May 15, setting course for its best weekly performance since mid-March, as consecutive inflation data beat expectations and rekindled market bets on Federal Reserve

According to Jin10, G10 currency carry trades have surged in 2026 as low volatility in equities and foreign exchange markets has revived investor appetite for interest rate differentials. Australian dollar and Norwegian krone, which benefit from higher central bank rates above 4%, have risen 9% and

The Australian dollar fell 1% against the U.S. dollar today, trading at 0.7141.

On May 15, 2026, the Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as the 17th Chairman of the FED by a vote of 54 to 45. The 56-year-old financier officially succeeded Jerome Powell as the head of the U.S. central bank. The 54-to-45 vote was also the narrowest approval margin for a FED chair appointment since 1977. At first glance, the crypto market is receiving a “friendly signal”—Warsh is the first FED chair in history to explicitly disclose holding crypto assets in his financial filings. However, the real va

According to The New York Times, on May 15, Jerome Powell stepped down as Federal Reserve chair, succeeded by Kevin Walsh. Walsh has proposed structural reforms including reassessing inflation models, reducing the Fed's asset holdings, decreasing forward guidance frequency, and strengthening

UK 10-year gilt yield rose to 5.133% on May 15, marking the highest level since 2008, with an intraday gain of 14 basis points.

According to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, China recorded a current account surplus of 1.841 trillion yuan (approximately $265 billion) in the first quarter of 2026, with merchandise trade contributing a 1.721 trillion yuan surplus, partially offset by a 413.9 billion yuan deficit in

According to Commonwealth Bank foreign exchange strategist Carol Kong, the U.S. Senate on May 15 approved Vashed as the new Federal Reserve chair. Kong stated the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will "likely be forced" to begin raising interest rates from December this year, with the bank

India's 10-year government bond yields rose to 7.08% today, marking the highest level in over a month.

Onshore yuan closed at 6.8052 against the U.S. dollar on May 15 at 4:30 PM Beijing time, according to official fixing data, down 190 points from the previous trading day's close and down 174 points from the overnight close.

According to Jin10, China's M2 money supply reached 353.04 trillion yuan as of end-April 2026, growing 8.6% year-over-year. China's social financing aggregate increased by 15.45 trillion yuan in the first four months of 2026, down 893 billion yuan compared with the same period last

The New Zealand dollar slipped 1% intraday against the U.S. dollar, trading at 0.5851 on May 15.

According to the Bank of Japan, Governor Kazuo Ueda will travel to France next week to attend the G7 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors.

According to Jin10, the CFETS-NEX RMB liquidity sentiment index stood at 46 as of 4 p.m. on May 15, unchanged from 2:30 p.m. Large banks, mid-sized banks, and non-bank institutions reported readings of 44, 47, and 45 respectively, all

According to Bloomberg, Alphabet sold 576.5 billion yen ($3.64 billion) of yen-denominated bonds in the largest yen bond deal by a non-Japanese issuer, marking the company's first yen bond sale. The funds will support Alphabet's data center and AI infrastructure expansion. The sale reflects

According to Jin10, on May 15 at 22:00 Beijing time, forex option contracts across EUR, GBP/USD, JPY and other currency pairs will expire, with 8 strike prices each carrying notional values exceeding 1 billion. Market participants are advised to manage associated

According to Jin10 Data, UK 10-year gilts surged above 5.114% on Friday (May 15) as Andy Burnham, the current Manchester mayor, prepared to challenge Prime Minister Starmer for Labour party leadership through a parliamentary by-election. The 2-year and 5-year gilt yields also rose modestly, each