\ud83d\udcc9 APAC stocks are mostly trading lower today after yesterday\u2019s weak global session, despite Friday\u2019s positive reaction to Powell\u2019s remarks.
\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa European index futures also point lower, with Euro Stoxx 50 (EU50) down nearly\u00a00.4%.<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udcb1 Forex:<\/strong> EUR\/USD stays above 1.16, USD\/JPY is around 148. The euro is the strongest currency, while NZD is seeing sharper declines.<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 US Politics & Fed:<\/strong> \ud83c\udfe6 RBA Minutes:<\/strong> \u26a1 Commodities:<\/strong> Energy markets (natural gas, oil) are falling, while precious metals are gaining on uncertainty.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcc5 Today\u2019s key events:<\/strong> \ud83d\udcca Stay alert, traders\u200a\u2014\u200avolatility could spike at any moment!\u00a0\ud83d\ude80<\/p>\n \ud83c\udf05 Morning Update (26.08.2025)<\/a> was originally published in Coinmonks<\/a> on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \ud83d\udcc9 APAC stocks are mostly trading lower today after yesterday\u2019s weak global session, despite Friday\u2019s positive reaction to Powell\u2019s remarks. \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa European index futures also point lower, with Euro Stoxx 50 (EU50) down nearly\u00a00.4%. \ud83d\udcb1 Forex: EUR\/USD stays above 1.16, USD\/JPY is around 148. The euro is the strongest currency, while NZD is seeing sharper […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-interesting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91340"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=91340"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91340\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=91340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=91340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=91340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Trump threatened new tariffs on countries imposing digital taxes or regulations against US tech firms. If not withdrawn, the US will restrict semiconductor exports and impose tariffs on their goods.
Trump also announced the dismissal of Fed\u2019s Lisa Cook. She rejected the claims, said the President has no authority to remove her, and intends to continue her\u00a0duties.<\/p>\n
The RBA sees risks from US tariffs but worst-case scenarios avoided so far. More rate cuts may be needed over the next year, with debate over gradual vs faster easing. Labour market remains moderately tight, inflation slightly above target, and demand is growing. The Board considered speeding up bond portfolio reduction but decided against\u00a0it.<\/p>\n
US durable goods orders (July)
Conference Board consumer confidence (August)
Atlanta Fed GDP forecast
Riksbank minutes, NBH decision (Hungary)
Talks on Iran\u2019s nuclear programme
Speeches by Fed & BoE members
Bond auctions in Italy and the\u00a0US<\/p>\n