Asia Market Movers: RBA’s Hauser downplays CPI relief, says rate cuts unlikely anytime soon

Thursday, 08 Jan, 2026 Central Banks RBA's Hauser downplays CPI relief, says rate cuts unlikely anytime soon Summary: RBA says November CPI largely as expected, "not a lot of news" Inflation above target, with core still sticky at 3.2% Deputy governor reiterates rate cuts unlikely anytime soon Black Friday s News China accused of hacking U.S. congressional staff emails in Salt Typhoon cyber campaign Summary: China allegedly hacked emails of U.S. congressional staff Targeted committees include China, intelligence, defence and foreign affairs Linked to cyber campaign known as "Salt Typhoon" U.S. of Learn more Commodities US oil majors seek guarantees before investing in Venezuela as Trump pushes output revival Summary: Trump administration urges U.S. oil majors to invest in Venezuela Executives demand strong legal/financial guarantees before committing Policy uncertainty and past expropriation risks remain Central Banks PBOC sets USD/ CNY reference rate for today at 7.0197 (vs. estimate at ) 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 News DATA: Australia November 2025 Trade Balance +2936mn AUD (expected +4900mn) Data post only, I'll have more detail in a separate post. Australia November 2025: Trade Balance +2,936mn expected +4900mn, prior +4,385mn Exports -2.9% m/m prior +3.4% Imports +0.2% m/m prior +2.0% Central Banks South Korea warns on won volatility, signals swift action and equity-inflow measures Summary: Finance ministry flags heightened FX volatility and readiness to act Officials argue won moves don't reflect fundamentals Verbal intervention aims to deter one-way/speculative momentum Equity Central Banks PBOC rolls CNY 1.1tn repos to keep liquidity ample as Q1 funding needs rise Summary: PBOC rolls CNY 1.1tn via three-month outright reverse repos Structure uses fixed quantity, multi-price bidding Signals liquidity stability, not necessarily new net easing Supports early-year Central Banks Japan real wages slide sharply in November, posing a key dilemma for the Bank of Japan Summary: Japan real wages fell 2.8% y/y in November Sharp drop in bonus payments weighed on incomes Nominal wage growth slowed to 0.5% y/y Inflation stayed elevated at 3.3% Wage-inflation gap remains Learn more News DATA: Japan November 2025 real wages -2.8% y/y Data post only, I'll be back with details separately. Real Cash Earnings -2.8% y/y expected -1.2%, prior -0.8% Overtime Pay +1.20% y/y expected +1.4%, prior +1.5% Average Cash Earnings +0.5% y/y expec

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