Asian Currencies Hold Steady as US Dollar Nears Seven-Week Low Ahead of Key Jobs Data 
Asian Stocks Slide as Semiconductor Selloff Weighs on South Korea and Japan 
Canada, US Hold Constructive Trade Talks as Tariff Negotiations Continue 
Trump Unveils $3 Billion U.S. Critical Minerals Push 
Oil Prices Surge as Iran Hormuz Restrictions Renew Supply Fears 
Gold Prices Surge 7% as Dollar Falls, Fed Rate Hike Bets Ease 
Philippine GDP Growth Slows to 2.3% in Q2 
Oil Prices Set for Steep Weekly Losses as Hormuz Deal Stalls 
US Stock Futures Hold Steady as Iran Hormuz Deal and Earnings Shape Market Sentiment 
Dollar Holds Near Six-Week Low as Yen Loses Momentum Ahead of U.S. Jobs Data 
Singapore Says One-Third of U.S. Exports Hit by New 12.5% Tariff 
Australian government bonds jumped during Asian session of the second trading day of the week Tuesday amid a muted session that barely witnessed data of any major economic significance as investors wait to watch the country’s consumer price inflation (CPI) for the second quarter of this year, scheduled to be released on July 31 by 07:00GMT.
The yield on Australia’s benchmark 10-year note, which moves inversely to its price, remained tad lower at 1.208 percent, the yield on the long-term 30-year bond plunged slipped nearly 1 basis point to 1.870 percent and the yield on short-term 2-year hovered around 0.853 percent by 05:40GMT.
Wall Street ended mixed yesterday as tech stocks softened and the 10-year UST bond yield fell slightly to 2.06 percent as investors were side-lined ahead of the US-China trade talks and the BOJ meeting today, as well as the upcoming FOMC rate decision and Friday’s US labour market report, OCBC Treasury Research reported.
Meanwhile, the S&P/ASX 200 index remained tad 0.13 percent lower at 6,783.50 by 05:45GMT.
