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1594 ENTRIES · UPDATED 2026.09.30

1441 Yen: Why Bessent backs himself for successful interventionUnlike the 1990s and early 2000s, intervention in major FX pairs is exceptional. And the late July joint intervention between Washington and Tokyo was the first such yen-buying exercise since the Asian FX crisis in 1998. Bessent will have committed a lot of political capital to t 2026.08.17 1442 US Dollar's Losses Extended, but Stabilizing Ahead of the North American SessionThe US dollar continues to trade heavily after the series of softer than expected data since the loss of US jobs in July. The stabilization of price pressures and the decline in retail sales have seen the market downgrade the chances of a rate hike next month. At the end of July, 2026.08.17 1443 USD/CHF: US Dollar Choppy in Carry Trade with FrancThe US dollar rallied to kick off the trading session on Friday but has since pulled back a bit to continue the choppy behavior we have seen in the USD/CHF pair for some time now. The US dollar initially tried to rally during the trading session on Friday but turned around to sho 2026.08.17 1444 Canadian Minister says Canada, US far apart on draft trade deal, source saysCanada and the US are still far from reaching a draft trade deal despite regular meetings, Dominic LeBlanc, the Canadian Minister responsible for trade with the US, told an advisory committee on Friday, according to a source directly briefed on the matter. LeBlanc is in Washingto 2026.08.17 1445 China's economy holds steady in first seven monthsChina's economy maintained a stable trajectory in the first seven months of 2026, with growth momentum shifting toward new drivers and higher-quality structures, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Monday. Industrial output rose 5.3% yearonyear, while the services p 2026.08.17 1446 Gold gains on weaker US dollar, reduced Fed rate-hike betsGold drifted higher on Monday, supported by a weaker dollar and recent soft economic data that reduced expectations for a US interest rate hike next month. Spot gold rose 0.4% to $4,391.07 per ounce by 0248 GMT. Prices hit a more than two-month high last week. US gold futures for 2026.08.17 1447 Japan Q2 growth misses forecasts on weaker spending, investmentJapan's economy grew at a slower-than-expected pace in April-June, government data showed on Monday (Aug 17), as lacklustre household spending and business investment partly offset the impact of strong exports. Gross domestic product rose 1.1 per cent increase in annualised terms 2026.08.17 1448 Japan: Indices of Industrial Production for June, 2026 (Revised Report)tables 2026.08.17 1449 Japan: Indices of Tertiary Industry Activity (ITA) for June, 2026tables 2026.08.17 1450 First Ferrari Luce EV sells for $40 million, 36x its estimateFerrari’s first electric car sold for $40 million at RM Sotheby’s Monterey auction Saturday night. The pre-sale estimate was $1.1 million. That’s more than 36 times the estimate, and roughly 62 times what the Luce costs on Ferrari’s own price list. Every dollar goes to charity. W 2026.08.17 1451 Japan second-quarter GDP grows 1.1% on an annualized basis, missing expectationsJapan’s economy expanded 1.1% in the second quarter on an annualized basis, missing expectations for 2% growth as softer domestic demand strong exports. The figure compared to the 2.1% in the previous quarter. This is the first full quarter to include the impact of the Iran war, 2026.08.17 1452 US Dollar Exceptionalism Fades as EUR/USD Eyes BreakoutIn what has been a rarity for large periods this year, US economic data is starting to whiff, weighing on the US dollar. At the same time, data in the Euro area is perking up, raising questions over whether EUR/USD can capitalise. With little on the calendar this week to question 2026.08.17