Global FX DATA:

      • ASIAN MARKET

        Asian shares rose to their highest level in two-and-a-half-weeks on Monday as strong U.S. jobs data offset worries that tariff wars between the United States and the rest of the world could drag on global economic growth.
         
      • GOLD

        Gold prices were little changed on Monday as expectations of a U.S. rate hike this month offset support from trade war worries.
         
      • OIL

         Brent crude oil falls for 2nd session on expected higher supply. Brent crude oil futures dipped for a second session on Monday, with prices coming under pressure from record U.S. output and expectations of higher OPEC supplies.
         
      • INDIA

         India wants to encourage aircraft makers to manufacture in the country, starting with components and moving eventually to complete aircraft, Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Sunday.
         
      • DOLLAR

         The dollar was elevated on Monday after the release of an upbeat U.S. jobs report, although uncertainty over potential political risks kept the currency's near-term outlook murky.
         
      • CRYPTO CURRENCY

        Cryptocurrency prices traded higher on Monday morning in Asia. Reports that Gibraltar aims to set up one of the first licensed and regulated digital coin exchanges operated by an EU regulated stock exchange garnered some attention over the weekend.
      • US

        The United States urges China to make a full public account of those killed, detained or who went missing during a crackdown on student-led pro-democracy protests in and around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 1989.

      • AUSTRALIA

         Australia's Fair Work Commission (FWC) has raised the minimum wage by 3.5 percent from July 1, it said on Friday, an increase almost double the current industry rate but half what unions had lobbied for.

      • CHINA

        China has launched a 100 billion yuan ($15.58 billion) fund to support economic integration and coordination in the Yangtze river delta region, state news agency Xinhua said, part of wider state efforts to break down administrative barriers.

      • LONDON

        The world should stand up to Washington’s bullying behaviour, Iran’s foreign minister was quoted as saying on Sunday by state media in a letter to counterparts, as the top diplomat intensifies efforts to save a nuclear deal after a U.S. exit.

      • NORTH KOREA

        North Korea’s top three military officials have been removed from their posts, a senior U.S. official said on Sunday, a move analysts said could support efforts by the North’s young leader to jump-start economic development and engage with the world.

      • SINGAPORE

         Almost lost in the din of the upcoming U.S-North Korea summit and fresh tension between Washington and Beijing last week, India cemented its diplomatic and security ties across Southeast Asia in a clear challenge to China.

      • GUATEMALA

        An estimated 25 people, including at least three children, were killed and nearly 300 injured on Sunday in the most violent eruption of Guatemala’s Fuego volcano in more than four decades.