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The Aussie Dollar dives 0.10% versus the US Dollar as market sentiment deteriorates amid fading US-Iran peace hopes, pushing US bond yields higher while US equity markets fall. Also, price action remained subdued, ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia monetary policy decision. The AUD/USD trades at 0.7016.
USD/JPY finds dip-buyers and reverses part of Friday's slide driven by speculation that authorities will step in again to prop up the Japanese Yen. However, the BoJ's dovish Minutes cap the JPY. Meanwhile, the US Dollar regains traction as the US-Iran standoff supports crude oil prices, fueling inflation fears and reaffirming bets for an October Fed rate hike. This further supports the pair, driving it back toward 158.00.
Gold price falls to near $4,125 during the early Asian session on Tuesday. The precious metal faces some selling pressure as rising US Treasury yields and expectations of further Federal Reserve interest rate hikes sap demand for the non-yielding metal.
Hedera (HBAR) and Quant (QNT) are among the crypto market’s strongest performers on Monday, as fresh developments around artificial intelligence (AI) and tokenized banking drive renewed institutional attention. HBAR briefly surged above $0.130 before settling around $0.123, gaining 30% over the past 24 hours.
UK diesel hits a record, as economic concerns rise. The market expects an aggressive Fed rate hiking cycle, but is it necessary? Oil supply concerns ease, even as oil prices rise. What’s next for the AI trade.
The Fed and the BoJ have just done something remarkably similar. Both central banks raised interest rates by 25 bps last week, both are confronting inflation risks, and both signal that future decisions will depend on incoming economic data.
