Commerzbank’s Charlie Lay reports that the Bank of Korea (BoK) delivered a second consecutive 25 bp hike to 3.0% and kept a tightening bias, supporting KRW after its sharp appreciation since June.
DBS Group strategists Taimur Baig and Nathan Chow forecast Vietnam’s goods exports to maintain strong double-digit growth at 27% year-on-year in August 2026, led by electronics and supported by external demand.
Commerzbank’s Charlie Lay reports the Bank of Korea has delivered back-to-back 25bp hikes to 3.0%, front-loading tightening as growth and core inflation forecasts rise. The bank signals one more hike over six months but may pause to assess effects.
DBS Group Research economists Radhika Rao and Chua Han Teng note that Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) raised its policy rate by 25 bps to 5.0% to anchor inflation expectations and support the Peso.
ING’s Chris Turner reports that the Korean Won (KRW) continues to advance, driven by back-to-back Bank of Korea (BoK) rate hikes to 3.00% and a Dot Plot pointing to 3.25% in six months.
DBS Group strategists Taimur Baig and Nathan Chow expect Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to keep its Overnight Policy Rate unchanged at 2.75% on September 3, maintaining the stance adopted after its July 2025 insurance cut.
The Mexican Peso (MXN) depreciates against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday, down by over 0.42% on hawkish remarks by Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Kevin Warsh at the Jackson Hole Symposium. This prompted investors to price in a potential rate hike in 2026, a tailwind for the Greenback.
Commerzbank’s Volkmar Baur challenges recent internal analysis on CNY undervaluation and exports, arguing that China’s exchange-rate management and gold purchases point to deliberate weakening.
DBS Group strategists Taimur Baig and Nathan Chow expect South Korea’s August exports to stay strong near 60% year-on-year, underpinning the outlook for the KOSPI and Korean Won (KRW) even as growth moderates from June’s peak.
Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey said on Friday that he doesn’t see significant second-round inflation effects in the UK, in an interview with Bloomberg TV at the Jackson Hole Symposium.
Martin Kocher, Governor of the Austrian National Bank and a member of the European Central Bank (ECB), said in an interview with Bloomberg that Europe’s economy shows more momentum.
Chicago Federal Reserve (Fed) President Austan Goolsbee commented in a CNBC interview at the Jackson Hole Symposium on Friday that he agreed with Fed Chair Kevin Warsh about the details of the economy, adding that “inflation is the Fed’s main issue right now.”
Silver (XAG/USD) price made a U-turn after reaching a two-month high of $71.12 on Friday, then dove below the $69.00 figure as Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Kevin Warsh leaned hawkish in his Jackson Hole speech, pushing US Treasury yields higher.
AUD/USD retreats 0.30% on Friday to trade around 0.7170 at the time of writing, correcting after reaching its highest level since mid-May at 0.7206 earlier in the day.
The Federal Reserve (Fed) chair used the largest speaking slot on the calendar to commit to nothing and the futures market repriced September anyway.
Japan delivered the inflation and labour data the Bank of Japan needs to move next month and the Japanese Yen is weaker for a fifth consecutive session.
The US Dollar Index (DXY) rallies on Friday, gaining 0.36% to trade around 99.50 at the time of writing, as Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Kevin Warsh’s hawkish remarks at the Jackson Hole Symposium prompt investors to sharply reassess the outlook for US interest rates.
Canada produced the strongest growth figure of the cycle and the Canadian Dollar (CAD) is weaker for it.
Gold (XAU/USD) prices extend losses to over 2.50% on Friday as market participants digest hawkish comments from Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Kevin Warsh at Jackson Hole. Rising US Treasury yields and overall US Dollar strength are the two drivers of the sudden weakness in precious metals.
Geoff Yu at BNY highlights that Middle East tensions and constrained traffic through the Strait of Hormuz are keeping key energy supply routes at risk.
The Pound Sterling (GBP) tumbles versus the US Dollar (USD) on Friday as Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Kevin Warsh put inflation as the priority at the Fed, increasing the likelihood of an interest rate hike next month. The GBP/USD trades at 1.3538, down 0.40%.
EUR/USD falls sharply toward 1.1595 on Friday at the time of writing, losing 0.48% on the day, as the US Dollar (USD) rallies following Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Kevin Warsh’s speech at the Jackson Hole Symposium.
ING’s Adam Antoniak expects Poland’s 2Q26 GDP flash estimate to be confirmed at 3.8% year-on-year, with fixed investment rebounding strongly thanks to EU and RRF-funded projects. Private consumption is seen slowing slightly as higher fuel prices and weaker wage growth weigh on purchasing power.
Societe Generale’s Reo Sakida and Jin Kenzaki note that August Tokyo CPI was broadly in line with expectations, with renewed energy subsidies weighing on inflation and likely to drag on CPI through October.
Commerzbank’s Dr. Ralph Solveen and colleagues say German GDP has surprised on the upside, expanding around 0.35% per quarter over the last three quarters, driven mainly by stronger exports to EU partners.
EUR/USD trades around 1.1645 on Friday, posting a modest 0.07% decline on the day as investors adopt a wait-and-see approach ahead of a highly anticipated speech by Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Kevin Warsh at the Jackson Hole Symposium.
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) strategists analyze escalating trade tensions between Canada and the United States (US) and their impact on both economies.
ING’s Peter Virovacz expects Hungary’s final 2Q26 GDP release to confirm a weaker-than-hoped quarter, with agriculture and construction dragging and services plus industry providing support. Investment is seen as a significant negative surprise on the demand side.
According to the preliminary estimate of the Current Employment Statistics (CES) national benchmark revision, Nonfarm employment for March 2026 was -79,000 (-0.1%), the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Friday.
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said that they must be confident that underlying inflation is moving toward the objective, adding that they have work to do otherwise, while delivering opening remarks at the Kansas City Fed's 2026 Economic Policy Symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
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