The Asian session (Sydney · Australia · Tokyo · China · Singapore) · updated 2026-09-15 21:00 UTC.
Asia Session Prep — 21:00–08:00 UTC
The day that just ended left the table messy: the Clarity Act fell short in its Senate cloture vote, Bitcoin dipped below $77K and crypto stocks slid with it, and oil and the bond market kept cranking up the pressure on equities.
This window is quiet until it isn't. The early hours bring a light run of Low-tier data — Westpac Consumer Sentiment and the Current Account for the NZD, Core Machinery Orders and Trade Balance for the JPY, the MI Leading Index for the AUD. The real event sits at the tail end: UK CPI y/y, the one High-tier print on the board, flanked by Core CPI, PPI Input/Output and RPI.
On the barometer, the bearish tilt has firmed rather than reversed. EUR/USD is bearish-leaning (H4 RSI 28.7) with room to 1.15325; GBP/USD is bearish-leaning (H4 RSI 33.1) pinned right on 1.34726 support — so the UK CPI lands on a coiled spring. Gold is bearish-clear (H1 RSI 48.8) above 4281.55 support. Oil stays bullish-clear and blue-sky (D1 RSI 72.7, +3.01% over 8h) — no tested ceiling overhead, so chasing is a choice, not a strategy. USD/JPY is the odd one out: neutral overall, H4 up but D1 down, holding 155.125. Crypto is the mixed bag it was — Bitcoin bearish-leaning (H1 RSI 33.8) with an RSI divergence warning, Ethereum bearish-clear on H1 despite an up D1/H4. Keep sizes modest — thin calendar, but the rates-and-oil undertow is doing the pushing.
15 Sep 21:00 UTCNZD Low
15 Sep 22:45 UTCNZD Low
15 Sep 23:50 UTCJPY Low
15 Sep 23:50 UTCJPY Low
16 Sep 00:30 UTCAUD Low
16 Sep 06:00 UTCGBP High
16 Sep 06:00 UTCGBP Low
16 Sep 06:00 UTCGBP Low
16 Sep 06:00 UTCGBP Low
16 Sep 06:00 UTCGBP Low