South Korea Gross Domestic Product Growth (YoY) came in at 3.8%, above forecasts (3.6%) in 1Q

South Korea Gross Domestic Product Growth (QoQ) registered at 1.8% above expectations (1.7%) in 1Q

New Zealand Manufacturing Sales increased to 3.6% in 1Q from previous -0.5%

There is a strange disconnect running through the Japanese Yen right now, and USD/JPY parked just above 160.00 captures it perfectly.

Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad highlights that the Korean Won (KRW) has outperformed peers after authorities intensified stabilization efforts. Measures include new FX rules, tighter oversight of offshore derivatives and FX hedging by the National Pension Service.

The Australian Dollar spent Monday trying to talk itself into a recovery, and the tape was not buying it.

UOB’s Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann observe that USD/CNH edged higher toward 6.79 but upward momentum remains limited. For the day, they expect consolidation in a 6.7800–6.7950 range.

The GBP/JPY trims some of its earlier losses, turns nearly flat during the day at around 213.60, and is modestly down 0.09% amid a mixed market mood, an indication of cautious trading amid the ongoing environment.

The USD/CHF advances some 0.30% on Monday, as an inverted ‘head-and-shoulders’ chart pattern is confirmed, along with price action leaving the 200-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) below the current spot price. The pair trades near 0.7981.

OCBC’s Sim Moh Siong notes that higher Oil prices and a firmer United States (US) policy outlook are pressuring Asia FX, particularly the Korean Won (KRW) and Indonesian Rupiah (IDR).

Bitcoin (BTC) treasury firm Strategy bought 1,550 BTC last week for roughly $101.3 million, according to a Form 8-K filing on Monday. The purchase, made at an average price of $65,332 per Bitcoin, was funded through proceeds from the company's at-the-market (ATM) equity offering program.

Gold (XAU/USD) price is virtually unchanged on Monday as market mood improves due to Iran-Israel halting attacks, even though last Friday’s Nonfarm Payroll figures showed the solidness of the labor market, clearing the way for the Federal Reserve (Fed) to focus on inflation.

MUFG’s Hardman links a sharp correction in South Korean AI‑heavy equities to potential pressure on the Korean Won.

The US Dollar Index (DXY) trades with a cautious tone near the 100.00 region as investors balance resilient United States (US) economic data against improving global risk sentiment following reports that Iran has ended its military operations against Israel.

Commerzbank’s Thu Lan Nguyen notes that despite the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) relaxing the cap on US Dollar (USD) deposit rates, the Chinese Yuan has already appreciated about 3% against the Dollar this year.

The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the Greenback's value against a basket of six major currencies, edges lower on Monday as traders assess the evolving situation in the Middle East.

UOB’s Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann highlight that USD/SGD surged past 1.29 after a blowout US nonfarm payrolls report, with the S$NEER still trading well above its mid-point.

The cryptocurrency industry has entered a new era spearheaded by stablecoins, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, decentralized finance (DeFi), and Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications.

ING’s Frantisek Taborsky highlights that Central and Eastern European FX is being driven by global headlines and hawkish US repricing, with local data having limited impact.

Silver (XAG/USD) trades modestly higher on Monday after falling nearly 8% on Friday in the wake of a stronger-than-expected US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) report, which reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will keep interest rates higher for longer.

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) US Oil trades around $89.95 at the time of writing on Monday, up 1.57% on the day, as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East continue to support energy prices.

BNY’s Bob Savage highlights that South Korean policymakers held an emergency meeting and vowed stern action against speculative FX activity as USD/KRW trades at its weakest since 2009. The National Pension Service has resumed forward FX selling under a higher hedge ratio framework.

DBS Group Research economist Radhika Rao says the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept its policy rate at 5.25% with a neutral stance but a clearly hawkish tone, focused on inflation and currency stability.

The New York Federal Reserve Bank released its May Survey of Consumer Expectations (SCE), in which households expect inflation to edge down a tick, despite upward pressures from the Middle East conflict.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) sat almost unchanged into the European afternoon, futures drifting around the 50,750 area after an overnight session that climbed off a low close to 50,500 up toward the 51,000 line before rolling straight over.

USD/CAD trades in a narrow range on Monday, with the Canadian Dollar (CAD) struggling to capitalize on a softer US Dollar (USD) as a mild pullback in Crude Oil prices weighs on the commodity-linked Loonie. At the time of writing, the pair trades around 1.3950, holding near two-month highs.

The Pound Sterling registers modest gains of 0.10% on Monday as risk appetite improved despite attacks exchanged between Iran and Israel, which agreed to halt fire as US President Donald Trump demanded the end of shooting, to resume talks between Washington and Tehran.