Currency markets

• How to trade the market spiral as investors dump gold, silver and oil - Analysts flagged U.S. President Donald Trump’s nomination for the next chair of the Federal Reserve as a key trigger to the latest market downturn.
• Bitcoin dips below $78,000 as market digests silver sell-off, Trump's Fed chair pick - Bitcoin and Ethereum plunged following wide swings in the commodities market.
• Analysis-A crisis of confidence in the yen looms over Japan PM Takaichi's election gamble - By Kevin Buckland and Rocky Swift TOKYO, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The spectre of coordinated yen buying by Tokyo and Washington has propped up Japan's currency, but history suggests the impact of an actual
• U.S. dollar rebounds after Bessent shuts down report of potential yen intervention - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent shut down reports that the U.S. may step into the currency market.
• Asia-Pacific markets set to open higher, tracking Wall Street gains on U.S. jobs data - Investors will be keeping an eye on oil prices as protests continue in Iran and U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly is weighing options to intervene.
• Asia-Pacific markets open mixed as Trump rattles defense firms and oil prices slide - Overnight, the S&P 500 and the Down Jones Industrial Average snapped a three-day winning streak.
• Asia-Pacific markets set to open higher after U.S. captures Venezuela’s Maduro, oil slips - Asia-Pacific markets were set to open the first official trading week of 2026 on a firmer footing after the U.S. said it captured Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, with oil prices easing.
• Asia markets set to open higher with holiday-thinned trade - Australia and Hong Kong markets were closed for the holidays.
• Asia’s worst-performing currency is set for a rocky start to 2026 - The Indian rupee is expected to touch 92 against the dollar by end-March 2026 amid trade policy uncertainty and capital outflows.
• India cuts rates to 5.25% as expected as central bank flags ‘weakness in some key economic indicators’ - India's central bank cut its policy rate by 25 basis points to 5.25%, matching forecasts from economists polled by Reuters.