USD/JPY holds near 158 even as Economy Minister Kiuchi says Japan is out of deflation and Finance Minister Katayama says Tokyo and Washington stand ready to act on excessive volatility. High US yields and haven demand outweigh the rhetoric. Reuters analysis suggests the pair may have topped below 160; the September 8 low at 152.89 is the level that would signal a regime change. Japan’s services PMI of 51.3 with sharp output-price gains keeps BoJ hike talk alive. All levels are conditional.

The Aussie slipped back toward 0.6938 in late Asia as the dollar firmed on French fiscal stress. Australia’s services PMI eased to 51.9 with job cuts and rising price pressure, while the RBA cash rate sits at 4.60% and November hike odds are only about 20-25%. FXStreet notes the pair stays below its 20-day EMA near 0.704 with RSI near 28, so oversold conditions may slow downside. The Fed minutes on Wednesday are the next trigger.

Copper trades near $6.59 per pound on the Investing.com Dec contract, below September’s record near $6.85-6.93 after softer Chinese demand data. Mainland China is closed until Wednesday, so liquidity is thin. Investing.com’s daily technical read is Strong Sell while weekly and monthly stay Strong Buy. A softer dollar after weak payrolls helps, but yields near 5.27% cap rallies. Chinese conditions on the Anglo Teck deal and Freeport’s in-line Q3 output are background headlines.

December corn sits at 497.25 cents on Investing.com, near the six-week low of about 495 hit on Friday after a larger-than-expected USDA stocks estimate. StoneX trimmed its US yield estimate, but harvest is progressing and a hefty soybean crop adds to grain-wide pressure. Investing.com technicals are Strong Sell on daily readings. USDA Crop Progress (Monday, 16:00 ET) and the 9 October WASDE-driven yield debate are the next catalysts.

The Hang Seng is down about 0.2% near 23,920 after Friday’s 2.6% plunge, its biggest drop since March, as US yields and oil weigh and southbound Stock Connect flows remain suspended until 8 October. Mainland markets are closed through Wednesday, so Hong Kong is the only live gauge of China sentiment. The index is down about 5.9% over the past month. A reclaim of 24,100 would ease pressure; 24,613 is the pre-holiday close.

DOGE trades near $0.095 as Bitcoin pushes toward $86K on softer US jobs data. Benzinga notes ETF inflows and futures open interest have faded, with September’s $0.1056 high acting as resistance and the September low near $0.078. A hold above $0.0925 keeps the bounce intact; failure targets $0.0880. Oil above $100 and Wednesday’s Fed minutes are the main risks.

LTC trades near $69.79 (+1.1% on the day), roughly flat on the week but about 41% above a month ago. It follows Bitcoin’s bounce, which helped from short squeezes above $85,000. Immediate support is $69.00 and then $66.30; resistance sits at $72.50 and the $75 round number. Fading ETF momentum and elevated yields keep upside conditional.