Japan’s Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said that all options, including direct currency intervention, are available for dealing with recent weakness in the Japanese Yen (JPY), Bloomberg reported on Friday.
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) sets the USD/CNY central rate for the trading session ahead on Friday at 7.0078 compared to the previous day's fix of 7.0064 and 6.9722 Reuters estimate.
Federal Reserve (Fed) Bank of Kansas City President Jeffrey Schmid said that he prefers to keep the monetary policy modestly restrictive as cutting rates could worsen the inflation situation at the Economic Club of Kansas City on Thursday.
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic commented that he believes inflation pressures will continue throught the year and that many businesses are still incorporating tariffs into prices at the Metro Atlanta Chamber's Board of Directors meeting on Thursday.
Federal Reserve (Fed) Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said that Despite the low claims data there is still strength in the job market at an interview with CNBC on Thursday
According to a report from the US Department of Labour (DOL) released on Thursday, the number of US citizens submitting new applications for unemployment insurance went down to 198K for the week ending January 10.
UK economic growth surprised on the upside in November, with real GDP rising 0.3% month-on-month, led by gains in services and manufacturing despite continued weakness in construction, BBH FX analysts report.
The Swedish Krona (SEK) remains strong in early 2026, trailing only the AUD among G10 currencies, supported by positive growth data, attractive interest-rate differentials, and expectations of future Riksbank hikes, Rabobank's FX analyst Jane Foley reports.