Asia Market Movers | U.S. tariffs hit South Korea exports in August, growth slows sharply to 1.3%

Monday, 01 Sep, 2025 News U.S. tariffs hit South Korea exports in August, growth slows sharply to 1.3% South Korea's exports rose in August but fell short of forecasts as new U.S. tariffs hit shipments. Exports grew 1.3% y/y to $58.4 billion, weaker than the 3.0% expected and slowing from July's 5.9% g News Japan August Manufacturing PMI: 49.7 (prior 49.9) Japan Jibun Bank PMI Manufacturing, August 2025 falls from July. Comes in at 49.7 prior 49.9 Remains in contraction. Export orders dropped at the sharpest pace in nearly 18 months, led by weaker deman Learn more Central Banks PBOC is expected to set the USD/CNY reference rate at 7.1281 – 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 Japan data - Capex for Q2 +7.6% y/y (expected +6.2%) Japan data from its Ministry of Finance.  Capital Spending (YoY) (Q2) comes in at +7.6% for a solid beat expected 6.3%, prior 6.4% this is spending on plant and equipment the data will feed into News A car crashed into the Russian consulate in Sydney this morning, local time. A car crashed into the Russian consulate in Sydney this morning, local time. Crashed into the gates. A police spokesperson said a person had been arrested in connection with the crash. A police office News Asian markets will open soon to the big news that a US court ruled Trump's tariffs illegal Adam had the news: US Federal Appeals court rules that most of Trump's tariffs are illegal Bear in mind that the ruling will be contested in a higher court (see the post for details). Also check out t News ICYMI - China data showed manufacturing sector contracted for a fifth straight month Data over the weekend: China Manufacturing PMI (August 2025) 49.4 (expected 49.5) Services 50.3 (expected 50.3) Recap, ICYMI: manufacturing sector contracted for a fifth straight month in August offic News Australian S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (August) 53.0, its highest since September 2022 Highlights from the report: Production expands at fastest pace since April 2022 The quickest rise in new orders in almost three years Stocks of purchases record sharpest growth since June 2022 More: P Learn more News New Zealand data - Building permits (July 2025) +5.4% m/m (prior -6.0%) New Zealand Building permits, for July 2025 +5.4% m/m prior -6.0% for the y/y -0.1% These data tend to be 'lumpy' due to multi-unit approvals impacting month to month.  NZD/USD little changed ar

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