🌍 MACRO
The USD is broadly weaker as cooling inflation signals ease pressure on markets. Risk appetite is improving on hopes for a US-Iran peace deal, lifting equities and crypto while pulling oil lower. The Fed remains in wait-and-see mode. Today’s key release: the Fed’s Beige Book.
💱 FOREX
EUR/USD ~1.1729 | GBP/USD ~1.3461 | USD/JPY ~159.25
The dollar index slipped to a six-week low, driven by softer PPI data and de-escalation optimism. Markets are increasingly pricing the possibility of a Fed rate cut later this year.
🌏 ASIA-PACIFIC
A broad green session across the region. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index gained 1.2%, South Korea surged 3.1%, Japan’s Nikkei rose ~2.4%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is up ~1.7%, and China’s CSI 300 fully erased its conflict-related losses. The risk-on tone mirrors the overnight Wall Street rally.
🥇 GOLD — XAU/USD ~$4,800
Gold is holding near its highest level in almost a month, supported by a weaker dollar, retreating oil prices, and easing inflation fears. Central banks continue to accumulate, keeping a firm floor under prices.
🛢️ OIL
WTI ~$91.50 | Brent ~$95.72
Prices are under pressure as markets bet on a new round of US-Iran negotiations before the two-week ceasefire expires. The US naval blockade on Iranian oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz remains in force, while Tehran is weighing a temporary pause in shipments to advance a potential deal.
₿ CRYPTO
BTC ~$74,400 | ETH ~$2,370
Bitcoin hit its highest level since the February crash, driven by risk-on sentiment and Middle East optimism. ETH outperformed, gaining over 12% in the past week. US spot Bitcoin ETFs have now recorded over $56 billion in cumulative inflows, providing a strong demand base.
📅 ON THE RADAR TODAY
🔹 Fed Beige Book 🔹 ASML, Bank of America & Morgan Stanley earnings 🔹 US-Iran ceasefire & Strait of Hormuz updates
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