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AUD/USD trades with a positive bias for the second straight day, holding above 0.7100 in the Asian session on Friday as softer US bond yields keep US Dollar bulls on the back foot. Furthermore, hawkish RBA Governor Bullock's comments boost rate hike bets and support the Aussie. However, the Fed's hawkish outlook, along with geopolitical uncertainties, limits USD losses and caps the pair.
USD/JPY reverses the uptick to two-week highs near 157.30 in the European session on Friday as the Japanese Yen finds some respite from BoJ Governor Ueda's comments at the post-monetary policy meeting press conference. Earlier in the day, the central bank hiked the interest rate to 1.25%, with a surprise 7-2 vote.
Gold attracts some follow-through buying for the second straight day, and touches a fresh weekly high heading into the European session. US bond yields retreat further from multi-year highs as the recent pullback in crude oil prices helped alleviate immediate fears of runaway inflation. This caps gains for the US Dollar and supports the bullion.
Japan's ultra-low interest rates helped finance trillions of dollars in global investments for more than a decade, making the Japanese Yen one of the world’s cheapest sources of funding. With the Bank of Japan expected to tighten policy again this week, that advantage may be entering a new phase. While most major economies raised interest rates, Japan remained the world's outlier.
