Asia Market Movers: RBNZ expected to hold today but hawkish forecasts to signal rate rises ahead

Wednesday, 27 May, 2026 Central Banks RBNZ expected to hold today but hawkish forecasts to signal rate rises ahead The RBNZ is expected to hold its OCR at 2.25% at today's Monetary Policy Statement but deliver a hawkish forecast update, with the terminal rate seen rising to around 3.2% as Iran war energy costs thr Commodities Oil slips in Asia as Hormuz deal hopes offset renewed Iran hostilities Oil falls in early Asian trade on hopes for a US-Iran deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, though options data shows unusually low investor conviction and a 37% implied chance of oil above $100 in thr Learn more Commodities UNCONFIRMED - Al Jazeera says a deal is done, signing to come Social media reports, so please treat with care. Talk of this has been circulating, started by an Al Jazeera chief a few hours ago. Central Banks PBOC is expected to set the USD/CNY reference rate at 6.7883 – 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 Ueda opens BOJ conference with warning that temporary oil shocks can become persistent BOJ Governor Ueda says the current Middle East conflict represents Japan's fifth major oil shock, warning that initial conditions including wages, expectations and exchange rates will determine whethe News Japan April Services PPI (Corporate Services Price Index) 3% y/y (f'cast 3.3%, prior 3.1%) Japan's services producer price index measures the rate of change in prices that domestic service-sector businesses charge one another for services, capturing upstream cost pressures before they flow Central Banks BOJ opens two-day IMES conference on monetary policy, global central bank cast: Fed, RBA Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda opens the two-day IMES conference in Tokyo on Wednesday, with Fed, RBA, IMF and BIS representatives among speakers across sessions on price shocks, trade and monetary Stocks Musk discussed merging SpaceX and Tesla as rocket company prepares Nasdaq debut Elon Musk has discussed combining SpaceX and Tesla with colleagues, CNBC reports, as SpaceX prepares its Nasdaq debut with a $1.25 trillion private market valuation. Summary: Source: CNBC , citing peo Learn more Central Banks NAB joins CBA and Westpac in flagging firm Australian underlying inflation for April NAB forecasts Australian April headline CPI easing to 4.4% on fuel excise relief, but warns of broadening cost pass-through with trimmed mean seen at 3.4%, risk skewed higher. Summary: NAB forecasts h

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