Cable heavy in Asia trade, not helped by 11. Strong USD and 2. Weak service sector outlookPBoC Dep Gov says issuance of special treasury bonds to help major state-owned banksFederal Reserve speakers on Thursday include Barr, Bowman, Hammack and HarkerHeads up for Trumpspeak times on Thursday: 9am and 2pmTrafigura says US policy is the biggest upside risk for oil pricesIs TSLA Stock a Buy?Foreign investors remain confident in China’s market, AmCham South China reportsPBOC sets USD/ CNY reference rate for today at 7.1740 (vs. estimate at 7.2561)Australian Q3 headline capex -0.2% q/q (expected +0.8%)CBA says China could give AUD a boostCalifornia could raise fast-food minimum wage furtherJapan - More on Seven & i - no actionable proposal at this timeNew Zealand February business confidence 58.4% vs. 54.4% in JanuaryCiti predicts that the U.S. will implement a 25% tariff on copper imports by Q4 2025Washington Post reports the IRS will close down 120 officesUS Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says April 2 is baseline reciprocal tariff dataJapan - Seven & i to give up management buyout after Itochu withdrawsBloomberg reports Trump is considering pulling funding for Moderna's bird flu vaccineJapan's current 'Mr. Yen' doesn't see disparity between yen rise & positive economic dataRBA's Hauser says tightness in Australia's labour market is a challenge to inflationTrump issues decree to implement DOGE's government efficiency initiativeUS Treas Sec Bessent says he's dedicated to making Trump's tax cuts permanentForexlive Americas FX news wrap 26 Feb: Trump tariffs on Canada/Mexico starting soon.Trade ideas thread - Thursday, 27 February, insightful charts, technical analysis, ideasNvidia (NVDA) Q4 EPS 89c (84c expected) Revenue $39.33bn (exp 38.25bn)Major US indices close the session mixedTheUS dollar remained firm in the Asian session. Uncertainty overtariffs seems to be the cause, with a bit of backing away from risktrades.EUR,GBP, AUD, NZD, CAD, yen and CHF are all languishing against the bigdollar today.Nvidiaresults were being eyed as a market saviour, but even though the firmrecorded solid beats the share price hasn’t responded with muchgusto at all. Bitcoinremains offered around $85K, although its bounced from lows circa$82K. Oil,too, languishing. Even gold is not being its usual cheery self,taking a break from its rally around $2905 as I update.Ifthere was a data focus today it was Australian capex for Q4. Uglydata, a series of misses with few bright spots (more in the postabove). Note the scale, while the dollar was bid here today it wasn't a huge move. Just better that most anything else. This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.