Week Ahead: Yen Intervention Watch Persists as Iran Conflict Lifts Oil, Copper Digests Confirmed Tariff Decision, and XRP Eyes the CLARITY Act Hearing | Asian Session Weekly | 13–17 July 2026

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Asian Market Weekly Technical Analysis
Saturday 11 July 2026 · Week of 13–17 July 2026 · Full Asian Trading Week

Week Ahead: China’s Q2 GDP Test, the BOJ & MOF’s Yen Intervention Watch, and XRP’s CLARITY Act Hearing Set the Tone for the Asian Session, 13–17 July 2026

USD/JPY 161.35 · AUD/USD 0.6952 · Copper $6.30/lb · Hang Seng 24,259 · Litecoin $43.98 · XRP $1.083
China Q2 GDP Wed 15 Jul · US CPI Tue 14 Jul · XRP CLARITY Act Hearing Fri 17 Jul · Full Asian session trade ideas and economic calendar for week of 13–17 July 2026
USD/JPY· AUD/USD· Copper· Hang Seng· Litecoin· XRP
Last Week at a Glance · 6–10 July 2026
USD/JPY
161.35
▼ −0.3% wk
The yen whipsawed near a four-decade low as renewed US-Iran strikes drove oil sharply higher mid-week before Finance Minister Katayama’s pension-fund remarks triggered a Friday rally back toward 161.50.
AUD/USD
0.6952
▲ +0.5% wk
The Aussie firmed modestly as broad US dollar softness and resilient commodity prices offset lingering caution ahead of the RBA’s next policy signals.
Copper (COMEX)
$6.30/lb
▲ +2.5% wk
Copper rallied to close the week as the US finalized a phased refined-copper tariff (15% from January 2027, rising to 30% in 2028), removing the binary overhang that had capped prices for months.
Hang Seng Index
24,259.87
▲ +1.2% wk
Hong Kong equities defended the 24,000 level all week despite an AI-lockup-driven tech selloff on Friday, with China’s June CPI easing to 1.0% and PPI accelerating to 4.1%.
Litecoin (LTC)
$43.98
▼ −0.3% wk
LTC drifted sideways within its multi-month range, with technicals still bearish on longer timeframes and sentiment reading Extreme Fear despite intraday bounce attempts.
XRP
$1.083
▼ −1.8% wk
XRP held the closely watched $1.07–$1.10 zone even as it underperformed the broader crypto market, with traders positioning ahead of next week’s CLARITY Act hearing.
The week of 6–10 July 2026 in the Asian session was dominated by a fresh escalation between the US and Iran, which sent oil sharply higher mid-week and added a geopolitical premium across FX and commodities before easing into the weekend on reports both sides would continue negotiations. USD/JPY spent the week oscillating near its weakest level for the yen in roughly four decades, with Thursday’s spike toward 162.5 on the renewed Middle East conflict reversing sharply on Friday after Japanese officials signalled fresh support for the currency, closing at 161.35. Copper’s binary tariff overhang finally resolved, with Washington confirming a phased 15%-then-30% refined-copper tariff structure that sent COMEX prices to $6.30/lb by Friday. In equities, the Hang Seng defended the psychologically important 24,000 level all week, shrugging off a Friday afternoon tech-stock reversal tied to AI-related lockup expiries. Crypto markets were mixed: Litecoin stayed mired in Extreme Fear and a multi-month range, while XRP held key support just above $1.07 heading into a pivotal regulatory hearing the following week. The set-up into the new week is whether Iran-related oil volatility reasserts itself as a yen-intervention trigger, whether copper’s post-tariff-decision rally has further room, and whether XRP’s CLARITY Act hearing on Friday delivers the regulatory clarity bulls are positioning for.
This Week at a Glance · 13–17 July 2026
Yen Intervention Watch, China’s Q2 GDP Test, Copper’s Post-Tariff Repricing, and XRP’s CLARITY Act Hearing Are the Key Events to Watch, 13–17 July
The week of 13–17 July 2026 Asian markets still digesting last week’s Iran-driven oil volatility and its knock-on effect on the yen. USD/JPY at 161.35 remains within striking distance of a fresh 40-year low, and any renewed escalation in the Middle East is likely to reintroduce both upward pressure on oil-import costs for Japan and elevated odds of a Ministry of Finance operation. AUD/USD at 0.6952 will take its cue largely from broader US dollar direction and Wednesday’s China activity data given Australia’s trade exposure to the mainland economy. Copper at $6.30/lb enters the week freshly repriced around a confirmed, phased tariff structure rather than a binary unknown, shifting the trade from headline-risk positioning toward a more conventional supply-and-demand read. In equities, the Hang Seng at 24,259 needs Wednesday’s China Q2 GDP print and June activity data to confirm the resilience shown last week. Crypto markets will watch Litecoin’s attempt to break out of Extreme Fear and, most notably, XRP’s Friday CLARITY Act hearing — the clearest binary regulatory catalyst on this week’s calendar.
Yen Intervention Watch ️ Iran Oil Risk Copper Post-Tariff Repricing China Q2 GDP Wednesday ⚖️ XRP CLARITY Act Hearing Friday
Section 1 · Weekly Overview
The Asian session enters the week of 13 July with the yen still hovering near a four-decade low against the dollar at 161.35, the Aussie holding 0.6952, and copper freshly repriced to $6.30/lb around a confirmed US tariff path. The Hang Seng has defended 24,259, while Litecoin at $43.98 remains stuck in Extreme Fear and XRP at $1.083 heads into a pivotal regulatory hearing.

USD/JPY at 161.35 remains the single most consequential pair for the Asian session this week. Thursday’s renewed US-Iran military exchange briefly pushed the pair toward 162.5 as oil spiked on Strait of Hormuz risk, before Friday’s comments from Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama — encouraging domestic pension funds to increase holdings of Japanese assets — triggered a sharp reversal back toward 161.50. That sequence is the clearest evidence yet that Tokyo has multiple levers beyond outright FX intervention to support the currency, and CSFX expects any fresh oil-driven yen weakness this week to be treated as a tactical fade candidate rather than a breakout to chase, given officials’ demonstrated willingness to act through several channels.

AUD/USD at 0.6952 continues to trade largely as a function of broader US dollar direction and China-linked commodity demand rather than a decisive domestic catalyst. With Australia’s trade exposure to the mainland economy, Wednesday’s China Q2 GDP print and June activity data are this week’s key indirect Aussie catalysts — a stronger-than-expected Chinese growth read would likely provide a tailwind to AUD/USD through the commodity-demand channel, while a disappointing set of data would leave the pair more exposed to a resurgent US dollar.

Copper at $6.30/lb enters a genuinely new phase after the US Commerce Department’s tariff decision — a phased 15% duty on refined copper imports from January 2027, rising to 30% in 2028 — finally resolved the binary uncertainty that has capped the metal for much of 2026. With COMEX inventories sitting at record highs following months of stockpiling, this week’s trade shifts from a headline-risk position to a question of how quickly that US import premium normalizes against the underlying global surplus. CSFX expects continued two-way volatility as the market works through the confirmed policy path rather than an unresolved binary.

USD/JPY
161.35
▼ −0.3% wk · Near a four-decade low for the yen
Intervention risk elevated · Iran-conflict oil volatility the key wildcard
AUD/USD
0.6952
▲ +0.5% wk · Firming on broad dollar softness
China Q2 GDP & activity data Wednesday
Copper (COMEX)
$6.30/lb
▲ +2.5% wk · Rallying post confirmed tariff decision
Record COMEX stockpiles now the key overhang
Hang Seng Index
24,259
▲ +1.2% wk · Defending the 24,000 level
China Q2 GDP & June activity data Wednesday
Litecoin (LTC)
$43.98
▼ −0.3% wk · Range-bound, Extreme Fear persists
Tracking BTC direction · sentiment score 23
XRP
$1.083
▼ −1.8% wk · Holding key $1.07–$1.10 zone
CLARITY Act hearing Friday · seasonally bullish July
Section 2 · What Moves Markets This Week

Three Forces That Will Drive the Asian Session — 13 to 17 July 2026

The scheduled Asian-session catalysts that will set the direction across FX, equities, and digital assets for the week of 13–17 July 2026

Force 1 · BOJ & MOF Yen Intervention Watch Stays Front and Center All Week
USD/JPY at 161.35 remains within a hair of the yen’s weakest level in roughly forty years, and last week’s pattern — a sharp Thursday spike toward 162.5 on renewed US-Iran strikes, followed by a swift Friday reversal on Finance Minister Katayama’s pension-fund remarks — shows how reactive both the currency and Japanese officials have become to fresh headlines. Monday’s Japan PPI print and any follow-up commentary from Tokyo this week will be read closely for signs of further verbal, asset-allocation, or outright FX support for the currency. CSFX’s framework treats fresh pushes toward 162.50 as fade candidates given officials’ demonstrated multi-channel willingness to defend the yen.
Force 2 · China’s Q2 GDP & June Activity Data Headline Wednesday’s Asian Session
Wednesday’s China Q2 GDP release, alongside June retail sales and industrial production, is this week’s single most important scheduled Asian data point. It is the key test of whether the Hang Seng’s defense of the 24,000 level and AUD/USD’s resilience reflect genuine stabilization in the world’s second-largest economy rather than a technical bounce — a stronger-than-expected set of figures would likely reinforce both the equity rally and the Aussie through the commodity-demand channel, while a disappointing print would reintroduce concerns that have periodically weighed on both markets in 2026.
⚖️
Force 3 · XRP’s Friday CLARITY Act Hearing Closes Out the Asian Trading Week
The single clearest binary catalyst on this week’s calendar lands Friday, when the CLARITY Act hearing will set the tone for XRP’s regulatory outlook heading into the weekend. With the hearing landing overnight relative to Hong Kong Time, Asian-session traders will be positioning into it through Thursday and reacting to the outcome as the region’s Friday and Monday sessions open — a token that has historically closed every July in the green since 2020 now faces a genuine regulatory test of that seasonal pattern, and CSFX expects elevated volatility to spill over into Litecoin and the broader crypto complex during Asian hours.

Section 3 · Trade Setups

Asian Session Weekly Trade Ideas

Seven instrument-specific setups with entry, stop, and target levels for the week of 13–17 July 2026. All levels for reference only; not financial advice. Fund your deposit and visit capitalstreetfx.com for live signals and other markets.

USD/JPY
161.35
▼ −0.3% wk · Near a four-decade low, Iran-conflict volatility elevated
▼ BEARISH / FADE RALLIES TOWARD 162.50
Entry (Short)
162.50
Stop Loss
164.00
Take Profit
158.00

Thesis — Fade Rallies Toward 162.50; Officials Have Shown They Will Act Through Multiple Channels, Not Just Outright Intervention

USD/JPY weekly chart
Chart by TradingView
AUD/USD
0.6952
▲ +0.5% wk · Firming on broad US dollar softness
▲ BULLISH / BUY DIPS TOWARD 0.6910
Entry (Long)
0.6910
Stop Loss
0.6810
Take Profit
0.7060

Thesis — Buy Dips Toward 0.6910; Wednesday’s China Data Is the Key Swing Factor Given Australia’s Commodity-Demand Link

AUD/USD weekly chart
Chart by TradingView
Copper (COMEX)
$6.30/lb
▲ +2.5% wk · Rallying as tariff uncertainty resolves
▲ BULLISH / BUY DIPS TOWARD $6.10
Entry (Long)
$6.10
Stop Loss
$5.80
Take Profit
$6.60

Thesis — Buy Dips to $6.10; the Binary Tariff Risk Is Gone, but Record COMEX Stockpiles Are the New Variable to Watch

Copper weekly chart
Chart by TradingView
Hang Seng Index
24,259
▲ +1.2% wk · Defending 24,000 despite a Friday tech reversal
▲ BULLISH / BUY CONFIRMED DIPS TOWARD 23,900
Entry (Long)
23,900
Stop Loss
23,300
Take Profit
25,100

Thesis — Buy Confirmed Dips Toward 23,900; Wednesday’s China Q2 GDP Print Is the Week’s Key Test of the Rally’s Durability

Hang Seng Index weekly chart
Chart by TradingView
Litecoin (LTC)
$43.98
▼ −0.3% wk · Range-bound, Extreme Fear persists
◆ ACCUMULATE NEAR $40.50
Entry (Long)
$40.50
Stop Loss
$36.00
Take Profit
$51.50

Thesis — Patient Accumulation Near $40.50; LTC Remains a High-Beta Bitcoin Proxy Trapped in a Multi-Month Range and Extreme Fear

Litecoin weekly chart
Chart by TradingView
XRP
$1.083
▼ −1.8% wk · Holding key support ahead of Friday’s CLARITY Act hearing
▲ BULLISH / BUY DIPS TOWARD $1.05
Entry (Long)
$1.05
Stop Loss
$0.96
Take Profit
$1.28

Thesis — Buy Dips Toward $1.05 Into a Genuine Binary Regulatory Catalyst; Seasonality Has Favored XRP Every July Since 2020

XRP/USD weekly chart
Chart by TradingView

Section 4 · Key Catalysts

What Could Move Asian Markets Sharply This Week

The scheduled and unscheduled events that CSFX is watching most closely for the Asian session, 13–17 July 2026

UNSCHEDULED
Iran-US Conflict Escalation Risk — Any Time This Week
The single largest wildcard for both USD/JPY and broader risk sentiment. Last week’s pattern showed how quickly a fresh military exchange can spike oil and pressure the yen within a single session, only to reverse sharply on a de-escalation headline or a supportive comment from Japanese officials. Any further escalation, including renewed threats to the Strait of Hormuz, would likely reintroduce that volatility across FX and copper simultaneously.
MACRO
China Q2 GDP & June Activity Data — Wednesday
The week’s most important scheduled release for both AUD/USD and the Hang Seng. A stronger-than-expected GDP print alongside firm retail sales and industrial production would reinforce last week’s equity resilience and likely support the Aussie through the commodity-demand channel; a disappointing set of figures would reintroduce concerns about the durability of China’s recovery that have periodically weighed on both markets in 2026.
MACRO
US CPI (June) — Tuesday
Though a US release, it lands during the Asian overnight and sets the tone for Wednesday’s regional open. A hotter-than-expected print would firm the US dollar broadly, pressuring AUD/USD and adding to yen weakness independent of the Iran-conflict dynamic; a softer print would extend the dollar-softness backdrop that supported the Aussie last week.
POLICY
Copper Tariff Implementation Details & COMEX Inventory Data — Throughout the Week
With the binary tariff decision now resolved, this week’s focus shifts to implementation details and how quickly the record US stockpile begins to normalize. Any commentary from the Commerce Department on enforcement timelines, or a notable draw in COMEX inventories, would be a incrementally bullish signal that the market is digesting the new policy smoothly.
CRYPTO
XRP CLARITY Act Hearing — Friday, 17 July
The single most important scheduled catalyst in this report. The hearing carries genuine binary risk: a constructive regulatory outcome would likely accelerate XRP’s push toward the $1.16–$1.20 confirmation zone that traders have flagged as necessary for a durable trend change, while a disappointing or delayed outcome could trigger a sharp test of the critical $1.00 psychological level. CSFX expects elevated volatility in XRP specifically around Friday’s session.
CENTRAL BANK
BOJ & MOF Commentary Watch — Any Time This Week
Following Finance Minister Katayama’s Friday pension-fund remarks, markets will watch closely for any follow-up commentary from Japanese officials, particularly if Middle East tensions flare again. Continued verbal or asset-allocation-based support for the yen would reinforce CSFX’s framework of fading rallies toward 162.50 rather than assuming an outright FX intervention is the only lever available to Tokyo.

Section 5 · Economic Calendar

Asian Session — Economic Calendar, 13–17 July 2026

All times approximate, Hong Kong Time (HKT, UTC+8). Key releases for USD/JPY, AUD/USD, Copper, Hang Seng, Litecoin, and XRP.

Day Time (HKT) Release Impact Forecast CSFX View
Monday, 13 July
Mon09:30 HKT Japan Producer Price Index (June, Final) MED+7.1% YoY Confirmation of the fastest PPI increase since March 2023 would reinforce the case that Japan’s cost pressures from the yen’s depreciation and Middle East-linked energy costs are intensifying, a modestly yen-supportive signal for the BOJ’s own tightening debate.
Tuesday, 14 July
Tue08:30 ET (~20:30 HKT) US Consumer Price Index (June) HIGH+0.3% MoM Lands overnight Asia time and sets the tone for Wednesday’s regional open. A hotter print would firm the US dollar broadly, pressuring both AUD/USD and adding to yen weakness; a softer print would extend the dollar-softness backdrop.
Tue09:30 HKT Australia NAB Business Confidence (June) MEDN/A A secondary Australian sentiment gauge ahead of Wednesday’s more consequential China data. Unlikely to move AUD/USD independently.
Wednesday, 15 July
Wed10:00 HKT China Q2 GDP (YoY) HIGH+4.9% YoY The week’s single most important scheduled release. A print in line with or above expectations would reinforce the Hang Seng’s resilience and likely support AUD/USD through the commodity-demand channel; a miss would reintroduce concerns that weighed on both markets earlier in 2026.
Wed10:00 HKT China Retail Sales & Industrial Production (June) HIGHRetail Sales +5.2% YoY Released alongside GDP. Strong consumer and industrial figures would be the clearest confirmation that last week’s equity resilience reflects genuine domestic stabilization rather than a technical bounce.
Thursday, 16 July
ThuAll Day COMEX Copper Inventory Data & Tariff Implementation Commentary MEDN/A Any Commerce Department commentary on enforcement timelines, or a notable move in record-high COMEX stockpiles, would help the market gauge how smoothly the newly confirmed tariff structure is being digested.
Friday, 17 July
FriTBC ET (~All Day HKT Overnight) XRP CLARITY Act Hearing HIGHN/A The most significant single catalyst in this report. A constructive outcome would likely accelerate XRP toward its $1.16–$1.20 confirmation zone; a disappointing or delayed result could trigger a sharp test of the $1.00 psychological level. Expect elevated volatility in XRP specifically around this event.
FriAll Day Litecoin Broader Crypto Sentiment Watch (Fear & Greed Index) MEDN/A Any spillover volatility from Friday’s XRP-specific catalyst could move sentiment across the broader crypto complex, including Litecoin, which remains particularly sensitive to shifts in Bitcoin-led risk appetite while still range-bound.

Section 6 · FAQ

Asian Session — Trader Questions Answered

Key questions from CSFX clients ahead of the Iran-conflict yen risk, copper’s post-tariff repricing, and XRP’s CLARITY Act hearing

USD/JPY reversed sharply on Friday after Katayama’s pension-fund comments — is that a form of intervention, and does it change how CSFX frames the trade?
It’s not a direct FX-market operation, but it functions as a form of moral and structural support for the yen, and CSFX treats it as materially significant. Encouraging domestic pension funds to increase their holdings of Japanese financial assets works to repatriate capital and support demand for yen-denominated assets over time, which is a different lever than the Ministry of Finance selling dollars and buying yen outright, but it achieves a similar directional goal. The fact that this specific comment triggered an immediate, sizeable reversal in USD/JPY on Friday tells CSFX that current positioning is thin enough for verbal and structural signals alone to move the pair meaningfully. That’s precisely why CSFX’s framework treats every fresh push toward 162.50 as a fade candidate this week rather than a breakout to chase — officials have now demonstrated they have more than one tool available, and traders should price that optionality in.
Copper’s binary tariff decision is now resolved — why is CSFX still bullish rather than calling this a “sell the news” event?
Because the confirmed tariff path is more bullish for US copper prices over time than the market’s base-case expectation heading into the decision, even though the immediate implementation date has been pushed out to January 2027. A phased 15%-then-30% duty structure removes the downside scenario markets had been hedging against — namely, no tariff at all, which would have triggered an unwind of the import premium. With that downside scenario now off the table and COMEX inventories already sitting at record highs from pre-decision stockpiling, the metal can trade more on its underlying supply-and-demand fundamentals, which Goldman Sachs and other banks continue to view as structurally tight given mine-output constraints and rising grid and AI-linked demand. That’s a fundamentally different setup than a classic “sell the news” pattern, which typically applies when a widely expected outcome removes a previously bullish uncertainty premium rather than confirming a genuinely supportive structural shift.
The Hang Seng held 24,000 despite Friday’s AI-stock lockup selloff — is that a sign of underlying strength or just luck that the selling was contained to specific names?
CSFX’s honest read is that it’s a bit of both, and Wednesday’s China GDP data is precisely the test that will help clarify which explanation is closer to the truth. The proximate cause of Friday’s selling was a very specific, mechanical event — lockup expiries for two AI large-model names releasing a wave of potential supply — rather than a broad deterioration in sentiment or fundamentals, and that’s why the damage stayed largely contained to the tech sector rather than spreading to the broader index. At the same time, the fact that the main board absorbed that shock and still closed the week above 24,000, supported by a resilient IPO pipeline and stabilizing inflation data, is a genuinely constructive sign. If Wednesday’s China Q2 GDP print confirms the stabilization narrative, CSFX would view last week’s resilience as more than luck; a disappointing print would suggest the market may have been more fragile underneath the surface than Friday’s contained damage implied.
XRP has closed every July in the green since 2020 — should traders treat that seasonality as a reliable signal given the CLARITY Act hearing this week?
Seasonality is a real pattern worth noting, but it should be treated as a secondary tailwind rather than a primary reason to trade, and this week is a clean example of why. The six-year streak of green Julys is a genuine, documented pattern, and it likely reflects some combination of post-June-weakness mean reversion and a tendency for regulatory and institutional catalysts to cluster in the back half of the year. But Friday’s CLARITY Act hearing is a discrete, binary event whose outcome will almost certainly matter more for XRP’s price action this specific week than any historical base rate. CSFX’s approach is to size the current long position modestly specifically because of that binary risk, using the seasonal pattern as one supporting data point among several — including the token holding key technical support and a still-open institutional ETF pipeline — rather than as the core thesis itself. If the hearing disappoints, CSFX would not expect seasonality alone to prevent a sharp move lower toward the critical $1.00 level.
What is CSFX’s single highest-conviction trade for the week of 13–17 July?
CSFX’s highest-conviction setup for this week is buying the Hang Seng on a confirmed dip toward 23,900, targeting 24,900 with a stop at 23,550. The setup benefits from the breadth of support the index showed last week, having defended 24,000 despite a Friday tech-sector reversal tied to AI-related lockup expiries, alongside stabilizing China inflation data. Wednesday’s China Q2 GDP print is the key remaining confirmation the trade needs, and a print in line with or above expectations would reinforce last week’s resilience. The copper long toward $6.10 is the second-highest-conviction idea, benefiting from a binary tariff overhang that has now resolved constructively, though record COMEX stockpiles mean the pace of any further rally is likely to be more gradual than a clean breakout.
CSFX View · Week of 13 July 2026

CSFX View: The Asian Session Navigates Lingering Yen-Intervention Risk, a Newly Repriced Copper Market, and XRP’s Pivotal Regulatory Test


The week of 13–17 July 2026 presents an Asian session still shaped by last week’s Iran-conflict-driven volatility, alongside a copper market that has moved decisively out of binary uncertainty and into a more conventional, data-driven trading regime. USD/JPY at 161.35 remains close enough to a four-decade low that any fresh Middle East escalation could reintroduce sharp two-way price action, though Friday’s swift reversal on Finance Minister Katayama’s remarks shows Japanese officials retain multiple levers to defend the currency beyond outright intervention. AUD/USD at 0.6952 and the Hang Seng at 24,259 both look to Wednesday’s China Q2 GDP release as the week’s key scheduled test of whether last week’s resilience reflects genuine stabilization. Copper at $6.30/lb has entered a new phase, trading around a confirmed, phased tariff structure rather than a binary unknown. In crypto, Litecoin at $43.98 remains range-bound within an Extreme Fear regime, while XRP at $1.083 heads into Friday’s CLARITY Act hearing, the single clearest binary catalyst on this week’s calendar.

In FX, USD/JPY’s proximity to a four-decade yen low keeps intervention risk elevated, but last week’s price action shows Tokyo has more than one lever to defend the currency — CSFX’s framework treats every push toward 162.50 as a fade candidate rather than a breakout to chase. AUD/USD should continue trading largely off broader dollar direction, with Wednesday’s China data the key indirect swing factor given Australia’s commodity-demand link. In commodities, copper’s shift from binary tariff risk to a confirmed policy path supports a moderately bullish bias on dips. The Hang Seng’s ability to hold 24,000 despite Friday’s tech-sector volatility is a genuinely encouraging sign that still needs Wednesday’s GDP confirmation. In crypto, Litecoin remains a patient accumulation trade within a persistent Extreme Fear cycle, while XRP’s binary regulatory catalyst on Friday warrants reduced position sizing regardless of directional bias.

CSFX’s highest-conviction setups for the week are: buying the Hang Seng on a confirmed dip toward 23,900 ahead of Wednesday’s China GDP confirmation, and buying copper dips toward $6.10 now that the binary tariff overhang has resolved constructively. USD/JPY is a fade of rallies toward 162.50 given elevated but multi-channel-managed intervention risk; AUD/USD is a buy on dips to 0.6910 contingent on Wednesday’s China data; Litecoin is a $40.50 accumulation play into the ongoing Extreme Fear cycle; and XRP is a buy on dips to $1.05 sized conservatively around Friday’s binary CLARITY Act hearing. CSFX will issue intra-week alerts if a Japanese intervention operation is confirmed, if Middle East tensions escalate further, if Wednesday’s China GDP delivers a material surprise in either direction, or if Friday’s XRP CLARITY Act hearing outcome is announced. Follow all updates at capitalstreetfx.com.

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