BANK OF KOREA governor said consecutive rate hikes were pre-emptive and the central bank must raise rates before inf pressure intensifies further.

菲律賓央行：政策利率的適度上調將繼續穩定通脹預期。

Under Bessent, key market interventions since early 2025 included: Early 2025 — initiated FX quote inquiries with banks for yen bids to probe market views ahead of possible intervention. June 2025 — executed a one‑off Treasury repo of $10.0bn, the largest in Treasury history, to improve bond market liquidity and buffer US note sell‑offs; markets read it as groundwork for larger repos. Oct. 2025 — directly bought Argentine pesos in excess of $1.0bn ahead of Oct. 26 midterm elections, stabilising the peso and reversing declines in Argentine equities and bonds. Oct. 2025 — agreed a $20.0bn currency‑swap framework with the Central Bank of Argentina to provide dollar liquidity. Nov. 2025 — signalled gradual adjustments to coupon Treasury auction sizes to avoid market disruption while emphasising auctions would remain regular and predictable; no immediate change to sizes. July 2026 — led the first direct US purchases of yen in nearly 30 years via Goldman Sachs and MORGAN STANLEY selling euros to buy yen, sized $5–10bn, aimed at arresting sharp yen depreciation and preventing Japanese sales of Treasuries that could lift US yields; yen rallied from ~164 to ~157. Aug. 2026 — doubled 10–30yr Treasury repo operations from $20bn to at least $40bn per operation from Sept. 9 to push down long‑end yields as the 30‑yr approached 5.3%; the 30‑yr yield fell about 10bps, US equity indices closed higher and the Bloomberg Dollar Spot touched a three‑month low. Aug. 2026 — continued to signal potential further repo expansion and considered using roughly $950bn–$1.0trn of Treasury General Account (TGA) balances to back operations, aiming to further restrain long‑end yields and remove funding‑source uncertainty; this prompted modest additional declines in long‑end yields.