Forex news from the European trading session – 16 August 2021
Headlines:
Markets:
– JPY leads, AUD lags on the day
– European equities lower; S&P 500 futures down 0.3%

Remarks via state media
The final remark on RRR cuts isn’t their usual one, so I wouldn’t say that this confirms that another RRR cut is coming. That said, it is something to be wary of in case.

Risk tones continue to stay on the defensive
US futures looked to have calmed down a little mid-way through European morning trade but are now pulling back lower again as we’re about 30 mins from London midday.

NHK reports on the matter
This has been an ongoing story since the weekend, with NHK also adding that Japan is to expand the state of emergency measures to 7 additional prefectures as well. A snapshot of the virus situation in Japan:

A summary of recent opinions at the Fed by the Wall St Journal
The headline seems to suggest that this is a fresh headline but when viewing the article, it appears to be more of a collective summary of what Fed policymakers have been advocating for over the past few weeks. Some recent quotes highlighted:

When to use leverage

The market responded immediately and in an
aggressive way as you can see in the EUR/USD chart below. 
Leverage
is the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. You can see
various brokers providing a particular amount of leverage based on the
regulatory jurisdiction. For example, in the EU brokers provide a 1:30 leverage
for

466 new cases. I don’t know how much longer the Reserve Bank of Australia can remain optimistic about the economy with Australia’s largest city and state seeing a spiralling wave of infections. 

Forex news for the North American session on August 13, 2021
Every once in a while you get a piece of economic data, that makes you do a double take and say „What was that again?“ 

NASDAQ closes lower for the week
The S&P and Dow held on for a record closes but just barely. 
The final numbers are showing:
Positive sectors included:

US retail sales, Reserve Bank of New Zealand rate decision, FOMC meeting minutes are some of the highlights
Below are some of the key releases and events for the week: