Asia Market Movers: Australian leading index remains subdued: ‘Slow motion’ recovery continues to underwhelm

Wednesday, 27 Aug, 2025 News Australian leading index remains subdued: 'Slow motion' recovery continues to underwhelm The six-month annualised growth rate in the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index, which indicates the likely pace of economic activity relative to trend three to nine months into the future, tick Cryptocurrency Canary in the crypto coal mine: Wall Street tests limits with Trump meme coin ETF Crypto fund manager Canary Capital has filed to launch Wall Street's first spot ETF directly tied to President Trump's meme coin, TRUMP. Unlike earlier filings this year that proposed indirect exposur Learn more Central Banks PBOC is expected to set the USD/CNY reference rate at 7.1559 – Reuters estimate People's Bank of China USD/CNY reference rate is due around 0115 GMT. The People's Bank of China (PBOC), China's central bank, is responsible for setting the daily midpoint of the yuan (also known as News China to hold rare DC trade talks; Trump warns of 200% tariffs over rare earth exports China will send senior trade envoy Li Chenggang to Washington this week, its first talks in the U.S. capital in years, amid efforts to strengthen dialogue during the tariff truce. Li will meet U.S. of Cryptocurrency BlackRock buys $315m Ethereum as spot ETFs attract $444m in fresh inflows Via various crypto media outlets: BlackRock acquired $314.9 million in Ethereum over several transactions in the past five days. Spot Ethereum ETFs recorded net inflows of $443.91 million, signalling News Japan's head trade negotiator Akazawa is heading back to the US on Thursday Japan's head trade negotiator Akazawa is heading back to the US on Thursday will be discussing Japanese investment into the US Asahi TV with the report Stocks Australia's Woolworths posts A$1.39b profit, down 19% but in line with forecasts Woolworths Group reported a 19% fall in full-year underlying profit as cost-of-living pressures curbed spending in its Australian Food and BIG W divisions. Net profit after tax came in at A$1.39 billi Central Banks ICYMI: Morgan Stanley forecasts two 25-basis-point rate 2025 cuts, September then December Morgan Stanley has shifted its Fed outlook, joining other analyst firms in forecasting a September rate cut. Justin had the news earlier: Fed to cut rates twice by year-end now - Morgan Stanley The ch Learn more Forex Trump's Fed attack and Powell's rate-cut signals raise risk of deeper US dollar selloff A note from MUFG on Trump's war on the US Federal Reserve: The relatively limited dollar decline so far partly reflects doubts over whether Trump's move to fire Fed Governor Cook will hold up legally.

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