Asia Market Movers: US, EU and Japan advance critical minerals trade deal with price floor plan

Friday, 13 Mar, 2026 News US, EU and Japan advance critical minerals trade deal with price floor plan The U.S., EU and Japan are preparing a coordinated critical minerals trade framework that could include price floors and tariffs aimed at countering China's dominance in key supply chains. Japan Times News Poor US decision-making process underestimated Iran's willingness to disrupt Hormuz Officials say U.S. planning underestimated Iran's willingness to disrupt the Strait of Hormuz, exposing weaknesses in the administration's decision-making process. CNN with the info. Summary: Official Learn more Central Banks PBOC sets USD/ CNY reference rate for today at 6.9007 (vs. estimate at 6.8888) The PBOC allows the yuan to fluctuate within a +/- 2% range, around this reference rate. Injects 37.5bn yuan in 7-day reverse repos at 1.4% (unchanged) in open market operations Forex Orders FX option expiries 13 March 2026 New York cut (10:00 ET) EUR/USD 1.1700 – €2.3bn 1.1670 – €1.8bn 1.1600 – €1.4bn USD/JPY 156.00 – $1.01bn AUD/USD 0.7100 – A$896m 0.7000 – A$853m 0.7130 – A$839m GBP/USD 1.3300 – £450m 1.3350 – £409m USD/CAD 1.3835 – $471m 1. Commodities Australia to release 762 million litres of fuel after easing stockpile rules Australia will release up to 762 million litres of fuel from reserves after easing stockholding rules to counter supply disruptions linked to the Iran conflict. Summary: Australia will release up to 7 Central Banks PBOC is expected to set the USD/CNY reference rate at 6.8888 – 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 Reuters poll: RBA seen raising cash rate to 4.10% on March 17, then 4.35% by end-2026 A Reuters poll shows economists expect the RBA to raise rates to 4.10% in March and potentially to 4.35% later this year. Summary: 23 of 30 economists expect the RBA to raise the cash rate to 4.10% on Commodities US grants temporary license allowing sale of Russian oil cargoes already loaded (oil TACO) U.S. Treasury grants one-month window to sell Russian oil cargoes already loaded before new sanctions. Summary: U.S. Treasury issued a new Russia-related general license. License allows sale of Russia Learn more Commodities Five pipelines that can bypass the Strait of Hormuz. But not replace it. A handful of pipelines can bypass the Strait of Hormuz, but their combined capacity falls far short of replacing the massive volumes of oil normally shipped through the critical Gulf chokepoint. Summa

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