Global FX DATA:

• • • ASIAN MARKET
      
      Asian share markets weakened on Tuesday, taking cues from the rout in global technology shares while the yen edged higher ahead of the Bank of Japan’s rate review, at which it could flag a shift away from its massive monetary stimulus.

    • GOLD
      
      Gold prices slipped on Tuesday while the U.S. dollar was also slightly weakened against the yen ahead of a monetary policy decision from the Bank of Japan.
       
  • • OIL
      
      Oil prices fell on Tuesday, with Brent futures set for their biggest monthly loss in two years, on oversupply concerns after a report showed OPEC’s output in July rose to its highest for 2018.
                                                     
    • BRAZIL
      
      Embraer (SA:EMBR3) said on Monday it will defend itself against a lawsuit brought by leftist lawmakers aimed at halting a bid by Boeing Co (N:BA) to take over most of the Brazilian planemaker's commercial jet unit, the latest legal headache for the proposed tie-up.
                                                                          
    • DOLLAR
      
       The U.S. dollar rose against the yen on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan made small tweaks to policy rather than more drastic changes that some traders in the market had anticipated, before paring those gains.
       
    • CRYPTO CURRENCY
      
      Bitcoin and other major virtual currencies prices edged down on Monday as Google followed Apple’s footsteps to ban on-device mining apps on its Play Store.
       
    • KOREA
      
      North and South Korea held military talks on Tuesday amid rising tensions after the United States detected renewed activity at a North Korean missile factory.
       

    • AUSTRALIA
      
      Australians welcomed on Tuesday the resignation of Archbishop Philip Wilson, who had resisted quitting for two months after he became the most senior Catholic cleric in the world found guilty of concealing child sex abuse.

    • JAPAN
      
      The Bank of Japan took measures to make its massive stimulus programme more flexible and pledged to keep interest rates low for the time being on Tuesday, reflecting its forecast that it would take time for inflation to hit its 2 percent target.

    • US
      
      The United States has eased export controls for high technology product sales to India, granting it the same access as NATO allies, Australia, Japan and South Korea, U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Monday.

    • INDIA
      
      More than 4 million people were excluded from a draft list of citizens released on Monday by a census official for Assam, in a long-running campaign against immigrants, sparking uncertainty about their future.

    • CHINA
      
      A senior Chinese officer appealed to military veterans on Tuesday not to take complaints about their treatment to the streets and to “rationally” lodge appeals for redress.

    • INDONESIA
      
      Indonesian President Joko Widodo has asked his ministers to make “serious” efforts to strengthen the country’s foreign exchange reserves amid pressures caused by a global trade war.