Late in the U.S. afternoon, Trump confirmed that the tariffs on Mexico and Canada, set to take effect on March 4, "will go forward." This initially drove U.S. dollar strength into the Asian morning. However, that strength later faded, and as I post, EUR, AUD, NZD, GBP, and CAD have all rebounded well off their lows.

From Japan, January services PPI data came in as expected at +3.1% y/y, up from +2.9% in December. USD/JPY climbed after the release, briefly topping 150.30 before reversing back below 150.00.

In central bank news, the Bank of Korea cut its benchmark rate from 3% to 2.75%, a widely anticipated move.

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee, speaking in a TV interview, said the Fed remains in "wait and see" mode regarding new administration policies and their impact on inflation and the broader economy.

The People’s Bank of China net drained 200bn in its monthly Medium-term Lending Facility (MLF) operation today, keeping the MLF rate steady at 2%. The Bank also set its USD/CNY reference rate at its strongest level since January 20.

Chinese tech stocks opened nearly 5% lower but reversed sharply, trading positive within 90 minutes.

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Source: Forex Live