Daily Market Insight
Daily Market Insight: 1 August 2025
• Trump announces updated tariffs ahead of deadline • Core PCE picks up in June • BOJ keeps rates unchanged, lifts price outlook • China manufacturing PMI shrinks more than expected in July • Dollar firms on robust US data and weaker yen
Daily Market Insight: 31 July 2025
• Fed holds rates, no signal of September cut • US GDP surges 3% on improved trade balance • Trump announces trade deal with South Korea at 15% tariff rate • US firms add 104K jobs in ADP report, beating forecasts • Euro Area growth steady despite trade uncertainty • Dollar strengthens on strong GDP and hawkish Fed
Daily Market Insight: 30 July 2025
• US, China agree to extend tariff truce • US JOLTS Job Openings slip below expectations in June • US consumer confidence climbs, exceeds forecasts • Spain maintains growth amid trade turmoil • Dollar extended gains, supported by ongoing euro weakness
Daily Market Insight: 29 July 2025
• EU reaches tariff deal with US • Durable goods orders slide less than expected • Tokyo inflation eases but remains above BOJ target • Thailand, Cambodia agree to ceasefire After trade threat, ASEAN push • Dollar rallies on trade deal relief
Daily Market Insight: 25 July 2025
• US PMI rises in July on strong service sector • The ECB holds rates amid tariff uncertainty • Euro Zone PMIs rise to highest level in 11 months • Thai-Cambodia conflict heats up • Thai exports grow ahead of tariffs but miss forecast • Dollar edges up on data support
Daily Market Insight: 24 July 2025
• EU signals progress on US trade deal involving 15% tariffs • Japan’s PM Ishiba dismisses resignation reports • Japan’s manufacturing PMI slips into contraction in July • South Korea’s economy recovers amid challenges • The US dollar extended its losses amid improved risk sentiment
Daily Market Insight: 23 July 2025
• Trump announced a 15% Japan tariff deal • Trump announced 19% tariffs on Philippine and Indonesian imports • Thailand nears deal to cut 36% US export tariff • Thai cabinet picks Vitai Ratanakorn as next central bank chief • The dollar extended its decline against G10 currencies
Daily Market Insight: 22 July 2025
• Bessent: US not rushing trade deals • Bessent seeks review of Fed HQ renovation • EU steps up retaliation plans • Early Korean exports solid amid US tariff uncertainty • Greenback starts week lower
Daily Market Insight: 21 July 2025
• Fed Waller says Fed should cut rates in July meeting • US consumer sentiment improves in July • PM Ishiba won’t resign after election defeat • China keeps loan prime rate unchanged in July as expected • The dollar still ended the week higher
Daily Market Insight: 18 July 2025
• US retail sales surge broadly, exceeding estimates • Trump considering 10%–15% tariffs on over 150 nations • Japan’s core inflation slows but stays above BOJ target • Thailand proposes zero tariffs on 90% of US imports • US dollar rises on strong data