AISaaSFitnessStocksCryptoForexEcomReal EstateMarketingMoneyGlobal
Forex & Trading·Aug 2, 2026

Economic and event calendar in Asia 03 August 2026 - Australia holiday

We've had the data from NZ already: number of new dwelling consents-3.6% m/m and +32.1% y/y The focus is on the private survey China manufacturing PMI. Official data were not encouraging: This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.

Forexlive2 min readSingle source
Economic and event calendar in Asia 03 August 2026 - Australia holiday
Image · Forexlive
The gist
5-point summary · 1 min

We've had the data from NZ already: number of new dwelling consents-3.6% m/m and +32.1% y/y The focus is on the private survey China manufacturing PMI. Official data were not encouraging: This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.

  • High risk warning: Foreign exchange trading carries a high level of risk that may not be suitable for all investors.
  • Before you decide to trade foreign exchange, carefully consider your investment objectives, experience level, and risk tolerance.
  • You could lose some or all your initial investment; do not invest money that you cannot afford to lose.
  • Educate yourself on the risks associated with foreign exchange trading and seek advice from an independent financial or tax advisor if you have any questions.
  • Disclaimer: investingLive may be compensated by the advertisers that appear on the website, based on your interaction with the advertisements or advertisers.
-3.6%+32.1%August 2026

High risk warning: Foreign exchange trading carries a high level of risk that may not be suitable for all investors. Leverage creates additional risk and loss exposure. Before you decide to trade foreign exchange, carefully consider your investment objectives, experience level, and risk tolerance. You could lose some or all your initial investment; do not invest money that you cannot afford to lose. Educate yourself on the risks associated with foreign exchange trading and seek advice from an independent financial or tax advisor if you have any questions. Advisory warning: investingLive is not an investment advisor, investingLive provides references and links to selected news, blogs and other sources of economic and market information for informational purposes and as an educational service to its clients and prospects and does not endorse the opinions or recommendations of the blogs or other sources of information. Clients and prospects are advised to carefully consider the opinions and analysis offered in the blogs or other information sources in the context of the client or prospect's individual analysis and decision making. None of the blogs or other sources of information is to be considered as constituting a track record. Past performance is no guarantee of future results and investingLive specifically hereby acknowledges clients and prospects to carefully review all claims and representations made by advisors, bloggers, money managers and system vendors before investing any funds or opening an account with any Forex dealer. Any news, opinions, research, data, or other information contained within this website is provided on an "as-is" basis as a general market commentary and does not constitute investment or trading advice, and we do not purport to present the entire relevant or available public information with respect to a specific market or security. investingLive expressly disclaims any liability for any lost principal or profits which may arise directly or indirectly from the use of or reliance on such information, or with respect to any of the content presented within its website, nor its editorial choices. Disclaimer: investingLive may be compensated by the advertisers that appear on the website, based on your interaction with the advertisements or advertisers.

Integrity note  ·  Xela does not rewrite or paraphrase article content. The excerpt above is the source publication's own words, sanitized for display. For the full piece — including any quotes, charts, or images — read it at Forexlive. Xela's rewritten version is off for this story, so there's no editorial angle attached — you're getting the source's reporting unfiltered. When the rewrite is on, we add a What this means block underneath with the operator/trader takeaway.

What people are saying

Discussion

Hot takes

0/280

Loading takes…

Comments

Discussion · 0

Sign in to comment, like, and save articles.

Sign in

Loading comments…

Keep readingForex & Trading desk
See all in Forex →
investingLive Americas FX news wrap 31 Jul; It's a wrap for the month of July
·

investingLive Americas FX news wrap 31 Jul; It's a wrap for the month of July

The Bank of Japan left its policy rate unchanged at 1.00%, as widely expected, although board member Takata dissented in favor of a 25-basis-point rate increase. While the policy decision itself had little lasting impact, traders focused instead on the BOJ's modestly more optimistic economic outlook, ongoing inflation risks, and the possibility that authorities remain willing to act if the yen comes under renewed pressure. Overall, Friday's trading was driven less by broad U.S. dollar flows and more by Japan-specific developments, with intervention speculation keeping the yen at the center of attention while most other major currencies traded in relatively narrow ranges. USD fell 1.07% vs the Japanese yen (USDJPY 157.80). USD fell 0.06% vs the euro (EURUSD 1.1534).For a technical view, USD fell 0.14% vs the British pound (GBPUSD 1.3483). For a technical view, USD fell 0.19% vs the Australian dollar (AUDUSD 0.7038). For a technical view, USD fell 0.24% vs the New Zealand dollar (NZDUSD 0.5892). USD rose 0.32% vs the Swiss franc (USDCHF 0.8076). USD rose 0.06% vs the Canadian dollar (USDCAD 1.4018).For a technical view, In central bank news, the 3 Fed dissenters did give their views which is becoming a tradition on the Friday after the meeting. All three dissenters—Neel Kashkari, Beth Hammack, and Lorie Logan—delivered a consistent message explaining why they favored a 25 basis point rate hike at this week's FOMC meeting. Each argued that inflation remains too high and is not on a credible path back to the Fed's 2% target without additional policy tightening. Kashkari emphasized that repeated supply shocks and growing demand from areas such as data center investment have increased the risk of inflation becoming entrenched, making a series of gradual rate increases the more prudent approach. Hammack stressed that current policy is not restrictive enough, warning that delaying action would only make inflation harder to control while the labor market remains resilient. Logan echoed those concerns, arguing that inflation risks remain skewed to the upside, monetary policy is not sufficiently restraining the economy, and a modest rate hike now would reduce the likelihood of more aggressive tightening later. Collectively, the three dissents reinforced the hawkish view that acting sooner with incremental rate increases is preferable to waiting until inflation forces a more forceful response. Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin also spoke and described this week's rate decision as a "close call," signaling that he sees the current policy stance as being near the appropriate level but is not yet convinced that another rate hike is warranted. While acknowledging that inflation pressures continue to filter unevenly through the economy, Barkin remains skeptical that the labor market has strengthened enough to justify additional tightening. He declined to say whether he would have joined the three dissenters who favored a rate increase, leaving his position balanced between the Fed's hold decision and the hawkish push for higher rates. Overall, Barkin appears to be taking a wait-and-see approach, remaining on the fence as he looks for clearer evidence from upcoming inflation and labor market data. The market continued to push yields higher out the curve with the 10 year up 5.1 basis points to 4.714%. The 30 year rose 5.5 basis points today to 5.261%. For the month, yields moved sharply higher with a steepening bias. 2 year rose 9.2 bps 5 year rose 20 bps 10 year +25 bps 30 year 31.6 bps Stock indices closed higher on the day For the month the Nasdaq fell -3.20%, while the Dow and the S&P end the month little changed. This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.

ForexliveSingle source
investingLive Americas FX news wrap 31 Jul; It's a wrap for the month of July
·

investingLive Americas FX news wrap 31 Jul; It's a wrap for the month of July

The Bank of Japan left its policy rate unchanged at 1.00%, as widely expected, although board member Takata dissented in favor of a 25-basis-point rate increase. While the policy decision itself had little lasting impact, traders focused instead on the BOJ's modestly more optimistic economic outlook, ongoing inflation risks, and the possibility that authorities remain willing to act if the yen comes under renewed pressure. Overall, Friday's trading was driven less by broad U.S. dollar flows and more by Japan-specific developments, with intervention speculation keeping the yen at the center of attention while most other major currencies traded in relatively narrow ranges. USD fell 1.07% vs the Japanese yen (USDJPY 157.80). USD fell 0.06% vs the euro (EURUSD 1.1534).For a technical view, USD fell 0.14% vs the British pound (GBPUSD 1.3483). For a technical view, USD fell 0.19% vs the Australian dollar (AUDUSD 0.7038). For a technical view, USD fell 0.24% vs the New Zealand dollar (NZDUSD 0.5892). USD rose 0.32% vs the Swiss franc (USDCHF 0.8076). USD rose 0.06% vs the Canadian dollar (USDCAD 1.4018).For a technical view, In central bank news, the 3 Fed dissenters did give their views which is becoming a tradition on the Friday after the meeting. All three dissenters—Neel Kashkari, Beth Hammack, and Lorie Logan—delivered a consistent message explaining why they favored a 25 basis point rate hike at this week's FOMC meeting. Each argued that inflation remains too high and is not on a credible path back to the Fed's 2% target without additional policy tightening. Kashkari emphasized that repeated supply shocks and growing demand from areas such as data center investment have increased the risk of inflation becoming entrenched, making a series of gradual rate increases the more prudent approach. Hammack stressed that current policy is not restrictive enough, warning that delaying action would only make inflation harder to control while the labor market remains resilient. Logan echoed those concerns, arguing that inflation risks remain skewed to the upside, monetary policy is not sufficiently restraining the economy, and a modest rate hike now would reduce the likelihood of more aggressive tightening later. Collectively, the three dissents reinforced the hawkish view that acting sooner with incremental rate increases is preferable to waiting until inflation forces a more forceful response. Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin also spoke and described this week's rate decision as a "close call," signaling that he sees the current policy stance as being near the appropriate level but is not yet convinced that another rate hike is warranted. While acknowledging that inflation pressures continue to filter unevenly through the economy, Barkin remains skeptical that the labor market has strengthened enough to justify additional tightening. He declined to say whether he would have joined the three dissenters who favored a rate increase, leaving his position balanced between the Fed's hold decision and the hawkish push for higher rates. Overall, Barkin appears to be taking a wait-and-see approach, remaining on the fence as he looks for clearer evidence from upcoming inflation and labor market data. The market continued to push yields higher out the curve with the 10 year up 5.1 basis points to 4.714%. The 30 year rose 5.5 basis points today to 5.261%. For the month, yields moved sharply higher with a steepening bias. 2 year rose 9.2 bps 5 year rose 20 bps 10 year +25 bps 30 year 31.6 bps Stock indices closed higher on the day For the month the Nasdaq fell -3.20%, while the Dow and the S&P end the month little changed. This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.

ForexliveSingle source
Broader US stock indices close higher but near key technical levels heading into the weekend
·

Broader US stock indices close higher but near key technical levels heading into the weekend

At the close: Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI): +278.05 points (+0.53%) to 52,491.26 S&P 500 (SPX): +52.17 points (+0.70%) to 7,489.81 Nasdaq Composite (IXIC): +251.68 points (+1.00%) to 25,373.85 Russell 2000 (RUT): -14.76 points (-0.50%) to 2,931.34 Nasdaq 100 (NDX): +167.85 points (+0.60%) to 28,274.20 While the price action was undeniably positive, the technical picture remains mixed. The S&P 500 has managed to shift to a marginally bullish bias, suggesting buyers are beginning to regain control. The Nasdaq, however, still carries a marginally bearish technical outlook. Although today's rally was encouraging, the index still has key technical hurdles to clear before the bias turns more decisively in favor of the bulls. In the video above, I break down the technical outlook for both indices, explain why their signals are diverging, and highlight the key levels that will determine whether buyers can build on this week's momentum or whether sellers reassert control in the week ahead. This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.

ForexliveSingle source
GBPUSD buyers push the price above a swing area target.
·

GBPUSD buyers push the price above a swing area target.

That test proved to be a turning point. Buyers stepped back in aggressively, driving the pair back above yesterday's highs and through the 1.34797 swing level. The break has pushed the GBPUSD to its highest level since July 16, giving buyers more control from a technical perspective. With 1.34797 now broken, the next upside target comes in near 1.3517, followed by the July high at 1.35573. The rebound highlights the importance of the 100-day and 200-day moving averages as a technical barometer. By defending that support, buyers kept the broader bullish bias intact heading into the new trading week. As long as the pair remains above those moving averages, the technical advantage stays with the bulls. A move back below them would be needed to shift control back toward the sellers. This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.

ForexliveSingle source
Newsletter

Track forex & trading every morning.

Daily digest tuned to this beat. The 5 stories most worth your time. Unsubscribe anytime.