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Markets Under Pressure as Geopolitical Risks Drive Volatility

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USD Strengthens as Geopolitical Risks Drive Safe-Haven Demand 
The U.S. dollar strengthened through the session as geopolitical tensions and rising oil prices drove safe-haven demand, with major currencies weakening during New York trade before stabilizing later in the day, while commodity-linked currencies remained under pressure, the yen showed volatility amid intervention concerns and official comments, and overall FX markets traded cautiously with movements largely driven by headlines, shifting risk sentiment, and inflation expectations linked to energy prices.

General Market

Wall Street

  • Dow Jones: flat at 45,164
  • S&P 500: -0.8% to 6,319
  • Nasdaq: -1.0% to 20,748

Asia-Pacific

  • Nikkei: -2.8%
  • Hang Seng: -0.8%
  • Shenzhen: -0.2%
  • ASX 200: -0.6%

Europe

  • FTSE: +1.6%
  • DAX: +1.2%
  • CAC: +0.9%

 

Headlines to Watch

United States
  • Escalation risks in Iran remain a key driver of market sentiment
  • Stronger USD reflects safe-haven demand
  • Focus on labor market and confidence data for policy direction
Europe
  • CPI data could shift expectations for an ECB rate hike
  • Central bank commentary in focus amid inflation uncertainty
Asia-Pacific
  • Japan monitoring FX volatility closely amid rising oil prices
  • Potential policy pause from BOJ if economic data weakens

 

Currency Pair Mid-market Rate
AUD/USD 0.6845
AUD/NZD 1.1975
AUD/JPY 109.40
AUD/CNY 4.7325
AUD/EUR 0.5974
AUD/GBP 0.5196
AUD/HKD 5.3621

 

 

 

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