Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) board member Prasanna Gai said on Monday that pre-emptive tightening requires strong synchronization and an active coordination mechanism.

Australia ANZ Job Advertisements climbed from previous -3.1% to -0.8% in April

Australia Building Permits (YoY): 9% (March) vs previous 14%

Australia Building Permits (MoM) came in at -10.5%, below expectations (-9.9%) in March

Australia TD-MI Inflation Gauge (YoY) unchanged at 4.3% in April

Australia TD-MI Inflation Gauge (MoM) fell from previous 1.3% to 0.6% in April

South Korea S&P Global Manufacturing PMI: 53.6 (April) vs 52.6

US President Donald Trump said the United States (US) will begin guiding some neutral ships trapped in the Persian Gulf out through the Strait of Hormuz beginning Monday, Bloomberg reported on Sunday.

Singapore Manufacturing PMI climbed from previous 50.5 to 50.7 in April

Japan CFTC JPY NC Net Positions down to ¥-102.1K from previous ¥-94.5K

United States CFTC Gold NC Net Positions dipped from previous $164K to $159.6K

United Kingdom CFTC GBP NC Net Positions declined to £-60.6K from previous £-52K

United States CFTC Oil NC Net Positions dipped from previous 192.3K to 191.9K

United States CFTC S&P 500 NC Net Positions climbed from previous $-110.1K to $-101.4K

Australia CFTC AUD NC Net Positions increased to $71.9K from previous $64.8K

Eurozone CFTC EUR NC Net Positions down to €35.7K from previous €41.3K

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Donald Trump, United States President, announced on Friday through Truth Social a new round of tariffs on the European Union (EU) for cars and trucks.

Australia S&P Global Manufacturing PMI up to 51.3 in April from previous 51

Lorie Logan, President of the Federal Reserve (Fed) Bank of Dallas, spoke at the Bank of Dallas, claiming that the Fed should not have give guidance that implies easing right now. She also added that the next rate move could be a cut or a hike.

The Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) data showed the Manufacturing PMI held steady at 52.7 in April, slightly below analysts’ expectations of 53.0.

United States ISM Manufacturing Employment Index came in at 46.4 below forecasts (49) in April

United States ISM Manufacturing Prices Paid registered at 84.6 above expectations (80) in April

United States ISM Manufacturing New Orders Index increased to 54.1 in April from previous 53.5

United States ISM Manufacturing PMI registered at 52.7, below expectations (53) in April

United States S&P Global Manufacturing PMI came in at 54.5, above expectations (54) in April

Canada S&P Global Manufacturing PMI climbed from previous 50 to 53.3 in April

European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council member Gabriel Makhlouf said on Friday that without a clear timeline for the end of the conflict in the Middle East, he is concerned about a "higher-for-longer" energy price scenario, per Reuters.

In a statement published on Friday, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack explained her decision to dissent against the Fed keeping an easing bias in the policy statement, saying that a "clear easing bias" is no longer appropriate given the current outlook.

Citing Iranian sources, several news outlets reported on Friday that Iran has prepesented a new proposal to end the war and a response to the United States' (US) amendments through Pakistani mediators on Thursday.