Asia Market Movers: Bank of Korea preview - set to hold on Thursday (28 May) as rate hike bets build for Q3

Tuesday, 26 May, 2026 Central Banks Bank of Korea preview - set to hold on Thursday (28 May) as rate hike bets build for Q3 The Bank of Korea is expected to hold its base rate at 2.50% on May 28, but over 70% of economists in a Reuters poll now forecast at least one hike by end-September as Iran war inflation builds. Summa News PM Carney says Canada and India in free trade talks across energy and agri-food Canadian PM Mark Carney says Ottawa is negotiating a free trade agreement with India, describing it as a game changer, with energy, agri-food, technology and education identified as priority sectors. Learn more Central Banks PBOC is expected to set the USD/CNY reference rate at 6.7822 – 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 Forex Japan drops to third-largest creditor as China overtakes despite record assets Japan's net external assets rose 4.4% to a record 561.75 trillion yen in 2025, but the country fell to third in global creditor rankings as China overtook it, per Finance Ministry data. Summary: Sourc Commodities ICYMI - US confirms self-defense strikes in southern Iran as Hormuz ceasefire frays US forces carried out self-defense strikes on missile sites and Iranian boats in southern Iran on Monday after an IRGC vessel targeted a US ship, with explosions reported across Hormuz coastal cities. Commodities US military confirms attacks on southern Iran - 'self defense" Fox News citing a U.S. CENTCOM spokesperson, US forces: conducted self-defense strikes in southern Iran Monday hit targets including missile launch sites and Iranian boats attempting to emplace mines Commodities Trump softens his stance on Iran enriched nuclear material. He wants a deal. Trump is dialling back his nuke demands, a positive for a developing deal. He had been insisting on getting the dust sent to the US. Not any more. Commodities Strait of Hormuz - Iran ceasefire tested? There are reports of US-Iran exchange of fire. Early reports here: Strait of Hormuz - Loud explosions reported in Iran in Bandar Abbas, Sirik and Jask Social media sources are saying that IRGC targeted a vessel at sea (US vessel perhaps) US fighte Learn more Commodities Back from long weekend? Oil drops 7% as US-Iran deal hopes lift Hormuz reopening prospects Oil fell nearly 7% on Monday as US-Iran peace talks in Doha raised hopes for a Hormuz reopening, though analysts cautioned that normalising flows could take months even if a deal is reached. Summary:

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