New York Open Briefing: Wednesday, August 12, 2026

The New York session opens with a generally positive tone in equity markets. The JP225 gained 1.11%, the DE40 rose 0.45%, and the USTEC was up 0.44%. In the US, the US500 advanced 0.19% and the US30 saw a 0.18% increase. The USDJPY pair moved -0.25%. The FXC Risk Meter currently stands at +0.02, indicating a marginally risk-on sentiment.

Earlier, Brazil’s Services Volume y/y was reported at 2%, exceeding the consensus of 1.7%. However, Services Volume m/m came in at 0%, below the 0.1% consensus. India’s RBI M3 Money Supply y/y registered 14.7%, surpassing the 12.6% consensus. European bond auctions saw Germany’s 30-Year yield at 3.65% and 10-Year yield at 3.29%, while Italy’s 12-Month BOT yield was 2.768%. Retail books show notable disagreement, with a 25 point difference on EURJPY, 20 points on USDCHF, and 22 points on GBPUSD.

Looking ahead, the EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change is due at 14:30 UTC, with consensus at 6.059M. The EIA Cushing Crude Oil Stocks Change is also scheduled at the same time, with a consensus of 0.744M. The WASDE Report will be released at 16:00 UTC. For Thursday, PBC New Loans are due at 01:00 UTC.

Later in the session, traders will focus on the 10-Year Note Auction at 17:00 UTC.

Scheduled this session (High and Medium impact)

Times are UTC. This brief describes measured market state and the published schedule. It is not financial advice and nothing in it is a trade recommendation.