WLD/USDT Exchange rate

AUD/USD stalls a modest Asian session bounce from the 0.6670-0.6665 support amid the risk-off impulse, which offsets mostly upbeat Chinese macro data and acts as a headwind for the risk-sensitive Aussie. However, the RBA's hawkish stance, along with the emergence of fresh US Dollar selling, might continue to support the currency pair, which remains confined in an over one-week-old range.

The USD/JPY pair attracts some sellers to near 157.80 during the early Asian session on Monday. The Japanese Yen edges higher against the US Dollar amid intervention fear from Japanese officials. The US markets are closed in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday on Monday.

Gold catches aggressive bids at the start of a new week and jumps to the $4,700 neighborhood, or a fresh all-time peak, during the Asian session amid the global flight to safety. US President Donald Trump threatened to impose new tariffs on eight European countries that opposed his plan to acquire Greenland. 

Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple prices face a correction on Monday as renewed EU–US trade-war concerns dent risk sentiment across global assets. BTC slipped below $93,000 while ETH and XRP followed BTC’s footsteps and traded lower.

What’s more surprising: the Fed Chair addressing the world by speaking directly to camera to accuse the White House of undermining the central bank’s independence - or markets barely reacting?