Previous global sessions through Asia session until London Open.
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Asia Session on Wednesday, August 19, 2026: defensive but not disorderly, with higher yields and oil-route headlines offsetting Japan’s capex beat and keeping traders focused on validation into London.
Read full reportAsia Session: Defensive headline regime; prioritize capital protection and confirmation. Primary theme: ICYMI: Wells Fargo cuts 2026 gold target to $4,900-5,100, still bullish overall. Focus on validation into London Open.
Read full reportAsia Session: Defensive headline regime; prioritize capital protection and confirmation. Primary theme: Japan Q2 GDP growth undershoots forecasts, complicating BOJ's hike timeline. Focus on validation into London Open.
Read full reportSofter U.S. PPI and lower yields keep equities bid, but yen-intervention risk, gold strength, and Iran headlines mean Asia is still selective rather than cleanly risk-on.
Read full reportSofter U.S. inflation steadied rates and futures, but Hormuz risk, Japan wholesale inflation, and the 13:00 WIB UK GDP block keep Asia in selective mode.
Read full reportAsia Session: defensive-to-mixed regime. Oil, CPI risk, firm yields, and fresh regional security headlines are outweighing any clean risk-on handoff.
Read full reportAsia Session: Defensive headline regime; prioritize capital protection and confirmation. Primary theme: Yen strength still hinges on BOJ hike, not capital repatriation (or intervention!), Goldman says. Focus on validation into London Open.
Read full reportAsia opens Monday, August 10, 2026 in a mixed but tradable regime: post-payroll risk relief is supporting Asia equities and index futures, but firmer DXY, firmer USDJPY, and sharp gains in oil and gold keep defensive overlays firmly in place.
Read full reportAsia opened Friday, August 7, 2026 in a defensive cross-asset regime as weak Japan household-spending data, fresh intervention evidence, firmer oil, and a stronger dollar capped risk appetite ahead of 12:30 WIB U.S. jobs data.
Read full reportAsia Session: Defensive headline regime; prioritize capital protection and confirmation. Primary theme: Ireland S&P Global July Services PMI rises to 55.2 from 54.2 in June. Focus on validation into London Open.
Read full reportAsia Session: mixed but high-risk. Softer oil and yields support gold, crypto, and growth beta, but Hormuz, BOJ, and China event risk argue for confirmation over chasing.
Read full reportAsia opens with a mixed but constructive tone: US equities finished at records on AI earnings and lower oil, while USDJPY remains headline-sensitive after intervention and BOJ minutes keep JPY risk alive.
Read full reportAsia Session: coordinated U.S.-Japan yen intervention, stubborn oil-route stress, and elevated U.S. yields keep the regime defensive even as index futures start the week firmer.
Read full reportAsia Session: mixed-to-selective risk-on as strong U.S. mega-cap earnings lift futures and crypto, but BOJ/intervention risk keeps USDJPY and regional FX fragile into London Open.
Read full reportAsia Session: defensive bias as the Fed's hawkish hold, oil shock, and AI de-risking keep risk appetite fragile into London Open.
Read full reportAsia opens defensive: oil relief is helping inflation optics, but the global chip unwind, firm USD, and crypto softness keep traders selective into London.
Read full reportAsia Session: Defensive headline regime; prioritize capital protection and confirmation. Primary theme: Japan June services PPI 3.2% vs 3.3% prior. Focus on validation into London Open.
Read full reportAsia Session Market Analysis for Friday, July 24, 2026: a defensive Asia handoff after Iran rejected a ceasefire proposal, crude proxies jumped, crypto and US tech beta weakened, Japan inflation stayed firm, and traders shifted focus to the PBOC yuan fix and Japan flash PMI before London Open.
Read full reportAsia Session Market Analysis for Thursday, July 23, 2026: a defensive Asia open shaped by Middle East shipping risk, firmer Japan inflation, stronger South Korea GDP, and better Australia PMI, with oil and safe-haven demand capping broad risk appetite into London Open.
Read full reportAsia Session: Defensive headline regime; prioritize capital protection and confirmation. Primary theme: Japan trade data shows exports in June higher than expected. Focus on validation into London Open.
Read full reportAsia stays selective rather than uniformly defensive: oil and geopolitical stress keep USD and yields firm, but China-linked equities, JCI, NZD, and crypto are still finding buyers into London Open.
Read full reportAsia Session: Defensive headline regime; prioritize capital protection and confirmation. Primary theme: Iran semi-official Mehr: locals report hearing multiple blasts in southern Sirik. Focus on validation into London Open.
Read full reportAsia opens in a defensive, uneven tape: Iran-war escalation, Jefferson's sticky-inflation warning, and weak U.S. tech futures are overpowering yesterday's softer-inflation relief, even as Hong Kong outperforms mainland China.
Read full reportAsia opens with a selective risk tone: softer U.S. inflation is weighing on DXY and lifting AUD/NZD, but China's 4.3% Q2 GDP, weak domestic demand, and elevated oil keep the handoff mixed rather than clean risk-on.
Read full reportAsia opens with a mixed-to-defensive tone: softer U.S. CPI cooled yields and the dollar, but oil/Hormuz risk and weak Japan machinery orders keep traders selective into London Open.
Read full reportDefensive Asia handoff: oil shock is lifting yields and the dollar while traders wait for China trade data and later US CPI/Fed event risk.
Read full reportAsia opens mixed with a defensive undercurrent: oil has re-priced higher on renewed U.S.-Iran strikes, but AI-led index futures are still holding up, so traders should respect geopolitical tail risk without assuming a full risk-off cascade.
Read full reportMixed Asia handoff with a defensive oil/USD overlay: Wall Street rebounded, but hotter Japan producer inflation, firmer USDJPY, and a renewed crude bid keep traders selective into London open.
Read full reportDefensive Asia handoff: oil shock and hawkish Fed minutes keep USD, yields, and event risk in control into China CPI/PPI and London open.
Read full reportAsia opens in a defensive regime as renewed Hormuz / Iran escalation lifts oil, supports the dollar, pressures Asia tech beta, and turns the 14:00 WIB RBNZ decision into the key event risk before London Open.
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