Asia Market Movers: Japan finmin says prepared to take decisive action on speculative FX moves

Friday, 19 Jun, 2026 Forex Japan finmin says prepared to take decisive action on speculative FX moves Japanese Finance Minister Katayama: prepared to take decisive action on speculative moves on FX won't rely on debt to fund food sales tax cut Central Banks BoJ's Deputy governor warns yen moves now carry bigger inflation punch than in the past The FX comments are the most market-relevant element of Himino's remarks and land with particular force given Thursday's USD/JPY spike to 161.80 . By explicitly stating that yen moves carry a larger i Learn more News China says Australian beef imports hit 100% of quota on June 18th One of those headlines that''' trigger a wobble down, will soon pass. Central Banks BoJ April minutes: Three members wanted to move in April; the rest caught up by June The minutes are retrospectively hawkish given that the BoJ has since moved to 1.00%, validating the three dissenters who argued for exactly that level in April. The more significant market signal is t News Japan May inflation data: Headline 1.5% y/y (expected 1.5%) Core 1.4% (expected 1.4%) I'll have more to come on this separately. For now, just the data: National CPI: ex Food, Energy (YoY) (May) 1.8% y/y ... aka Core-core and the closest to the US measure of core inflation: expected 1. News UK consumer confidence masks growing cracks beneath steady headline Sterling faces a modest negative undercurrent from the data, not from the headline number, which came in marginally better than forecast, but from the sub-index deterioration that points to softening News New Zealand May 2026 trade data, exports and imports both up from April I'll have more to come on this separately. Just the data, for now: New Zealand Balance of Trade (May) 800mn surplus expected +875mn, prior +1.92bn Exports 8.88bn prior 8.62bn Imports 8.08bn prior 6.7b Forex USD/JPY mystery sell-off from 161.80 leaves traders hunting for answers USD/JPY reversed sharply from 161.80 in the US afternoon session on Thursday in a single sharp move with no confirmed catalyst, leaving traders divided between technical, intervention and flow-based e Learn more Commodities Citi sees oil at $60-65 by Q1 2027 as Hormuz flows normalise A $60-65 target from a major bank carries weight at a moment when crude has already hit its lowest point since the conflict began, and the directional call will pressure any remaining long positions b

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