Onshore yuan (CNY) closed at 6.7134 per USD at 16:30 on Sept 15, down 63 pips (0.0063) from the previous trading day.

Markets overwhelmingly expect the Bank of Japan to raise rates by 25bps this week; that would be the quickest increase in the current tightening cycle and is largely priced in. Markets had already factored in a Fed decision that could mark the first policy tightening in more than three years. A surge in energy prices, yen volatility, rising bond yields and implicit US policy pressure have traders scrutinizing BoJ tone and guidance for signs of accelerated tightening versus a gradual approach. Traders view BoJ officials’ remarks and comments from Bessent as effectively locking in a September outcome, and some see a non-negligible chance of a larger-than-usual hike. Insiders say Japan’s underlying inflation is close to 2%, increasing policymakers’ urgency to rein in price pressures compared with baseline trends.

胡塞武裝發言人：過去24小時內，沙特出動海米斯穆謝特和塔伊夫空軍基地的F-15和颱風戰機，對塔伊茲、拉赫季、焦夫、馬裏卜和荷臺達省發動了54次空襲。