AUD/USD halts its four-day winning streak near 0.7210 in Asian trade Tuesday after China’s August surplus printed $119.09B vs $119.1B estimates and Westpac confidence fell 5.2% to 84.4.
EUR/JPY falls 1.11% on Monday toward about 179.45 as the yen strengthens on fully priced BoJ 25 bp hike bets for September 17–18.
USD/JPY breaches support around 155.15 and tests near 154.00 on Monday (page stamp 154.06) as the yen hits fresh six-month highs on steeper BoJ hike hopes.
Ledger CTO Charles Guillemet said about 4,000 BTC were pegged out of the Liquid bridge with an OP_RETURN whitehat message. Liquid said funds moved via SideSwap’s Peg-out Authorization Key, the key was not compromised, and LBTC deposits and withdrawals are paused. Other Liquid assets are unaffected.
Purported whitehats have returned about 85% of the Liquid peg-out haul — roughly 3,400 BTC, or about $269.2 million — while still holding about 598.5 BTC. Peg-outs remain frozen. L-BTC depeg risk looms if the deficit stays uncovered.
GBP/USD retreats to near 1.3520 from session highs just below 1.3550 after BoE Governor Bailey called for policy flexibility and cooled September hike hopes. Pill’s Thursday 4% call was the prior lift. NFP is still preview only.
GBP/USD fell to 1.3482 on the hot NFP print, then rebounded to around 1.3512 as traders weighed Fed hike odds and BoE Pill color.
GBP/JPY weakens below 209.00 in early European trade Monday — its lowest since February 24 — as the yen rallies on fully priced BoJ 25 bp hike bets for September 17–18.
GBP/USD climbs to 1.3541 (+0.23%) on Labor Day thin liquidity as the dollar fades; a separate chart stamp is 1.3547. DXY is at 98.87 (−0.29%). Hormuz is not reopened.
WTI hovers around $90.00 in Asian hours Monday on weekend US–Iran escalation. A separate Sunday OPEC+ October-hold page quotes WTI at $92.57.
WTI turns near $89.50 in European trade Monday (chart ~$89.74, intraday high $91.09) despite Hormuz supply risks. OPEC+ held October policy; Hormuz is not reopened.
At least eight Chinese financial institutions are seeking $53.6 billion in fresh capital, with the Ministry of Finance providing more than 80% of the funding, Bloomberg reported via desk. The page headline says $54 billion; the body stamp is $53.6 billion.