Asian Stocks Cautious Ahead of US Jobs Data as Oil Rises 
Dollar Holds Near Six-Week Low as Yen Loses Momentum Ahead of U.S. Jobs Data 
Iran-Oman Near Strait of Hormuz Deal as Shipping Tensions Persist 
US Stock Futures Rise as Markets Await July Payrolls Data 
Gold Prices Steady as Hormuz Tensions Fuel Fed Rate Concerns 
Brazil Cuts Selic Rate to 14% as Inflation Eases but Risks Persist 
China Trade Surplus Beats Forecasts in July as Exports Stay Strong 
US Dollar Gains as Iran Tensions, Fed Rate Hike Bets Rise 
US Yen Intervention Unlikely to Deliver Lasting Recovery, Yardeni Says 
US Job Growth Seen Picking Up in July 
Asian Stocks Mixed as Chip Selloff Hits KOSPI, Nikkei Ahead of US Jobs Data 
Gold Prices Fall Amid Rate Jitters; Copper Steady as China Stimulus Eyed 
The Japanese government bonds closed nearly flat Tuesday ahead of the Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) monetary policy meetings, scheduled for later this week amid an otherwise muted trading session that witnessed data of little economic significance.
At close, the yield on the benchmark 10-year JGB note, which moves inversely to its price, edged tad up to -0.152 percent, the yield on the long-term 30-year hovered around 0.346 percent and the yield on short-term 2-year also gained slightly to -0.240 percent.
Global risk appetite may attempt to rally on the back that the US and Japan had reached a trade deal, albeit there were few details to go on (especially for the auto tariffs) which may only come at the UN General Meeting later this month, OCBC Treasury Research reported.
Brent oil prices which spiked 19 percent intra-day yesterday following the drone attacks in Saudi Arabia may gradually normalise as supply is restored, but it’s still early days yet, the report added.
Meanwhile, the Nikkei 225 index closed tad 0.06 percent up at 22,001.32.
