Asia Market Movers: Japan officials’ warnings have continued to bolster the yen, USD/JPY under 156.50

Tuesday, 23 Dec, 2025 Central Banks Japan officials' warnings have continued to bolster the yen, USD/JPY under 156.50 Summary USD/JPY has fallen below 156.50 as the yen extended recent gains. Atsushi Mimura expressed deep concern about "one-sided, sudden" FX moves in comments Monday. Mimura flagged readiness to act a Stock market update ByteDance plans $23bn AI spending push for 2026, boosts AI capex amid chip uncertainty Summary ByteDance plans to lift AI investment sharply in 2026, sources say. Preliminary capex budget is around Rmb160bn ($23bn), up from 2025. About half of spending is earmarked for advanced semicond Learn more Stock market update Musk's (SpaceX's) Starlink tops 9 million customers as subscriber growth accelerates Summary Starlink said its global customer base has exceeded 9 million users. The figure is up from 8 million reported just a month earlier. Growth reflects expanding satellite capacity and global roll Central Banks PBOC sets USD/ CNY central rate at 7.0523 (vs. estimate at 7.0267) The People's Bank of China (PBOC), China's central bank, is responsible for setting the daily midpoint of the yuan (also known as renminbi or RMB). The PBOC follows a managed floating exchange rate sy Central Banks RBA meeting minutes underline upside inflation risks, leave door ajar to tightening Reserve Bank of Australia Minutes of the December 2025 Monetary Policy Board Meeting. Summary RBA minutes show rising concern that inflation pressures may be more persistent. Confidence that policy is Central Banks PBOC is expected to set the USD/CNY reference rate at 7.0267 – Reuters estimate The People's Bank of China is due to set the daily USD/CNY reference rate at around 0115 GMT (2115 US Eastern time), a fixing that remains one of the most closely watched signals in Asian foreign exch Central Banks MUFG sees risk of Swiss National Bank negative rates if Swiss franc stays strong Summary MUFG says sustained franc strength could force the SNB to respond with negative rates or intervention. Falling oil prices in 2026 could add disinflationary pressure in Switzerland. Negative ra Commodities Trump says US may sell or keep seized Venezuelan oil Summary Trump said the US may sell or retain oil seized near Venezuela. The seized crude could be used to replenish the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Washington will also keep the confiscated ships, Tr Learn more Stocks ICYMI - Nvidia China shipment plans lift US stocks as AI export policy eases Summary Nvidia aims to resume H200 AI chip shipments to China by mid-February, sources told Reuters. Initial deliveries would come from existing inventory, with larger capacity planned for 2026. Shipm

News Analysis Education Find a Broker Connect with us on your favorite social network This email was sent to << Test Email Address >> Why did I get this? Unsubscribe from this list Update subscription preferences Finance Magnates CY Limited 11 Apostolou Andrea Hyper Tower 3rd floor Mesa Geitonia, Limassol 4007, Cyprus investingLive is not an investment advisor, investingLive provides references and links to selected news, blogs and other sources of economic and market information for informational purposes and as an educational service to its clients and prospects and does not endorse the opinions or recommendations of the blogs or other sources of information. Clients and prospects are advised to carefully consider the opinions and analysis offered in the blogs or other information sources in the context of the client or prospect's individual analysis and decision making. None of the blogs or other sources of information is to be considered as constituting a track record. Past performance is no guarantee of future results and investingLive specifically hereby acknowledges clients and prospects to carefully review all claims and representations made by advisors, bloggers, money managers and system vendors before investing any funds or opening an account with any Forex dealer. Any news, opinions, research, data, or other information contained within this website is provided on an "as-is" basis as a general market commentary and does not constitute investment or trading advice, and we do not purport to present the entire relevant or available public information with respect to a specific market or security. investingLive expressly disclaims any liability for any lost principal or profits which may arise directly or indirectly from the use of or reliance on such information, or with respect to any of the content presented within its website, nor its editorial choices.

This email was sent to trungtamthuchanhmt.hanghai18021960@blogger.com why did I get this?    unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences investingLive · 11 Apostolou Andrea, Hyper Tower 3rd floor, Mesa Geitonia · Limassol 4007 · Cyprus