🇺🇸 USD stays soft, still digesting Thursday’s weak June jobs report: only +57K vs 114K forecast, unemployment at 4.2%. Fed’s September hike odds now near 50%, down from 67% pre-data. Note: US markets are closed today for Independence Day, so expect thinner liquidity.
💵 EUR/USD holding near 1.1450.
🥇 Gold steady around $4,150/oz, supported by the softer dollar.
🛢️ Oil extends its slide — WTI ~$67–68, Brent ~$70–71 — as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz keeps recovering.
🌏 Asian markets rallied on the softer US data:
🇯🇵 Nikkei 225 +1.3%, back above 69,000
🇭🇰 Hang Seng +1.4%
🇮🇳 Sensex/Nifty +0.8%
🇯🇵 Yen firm on intervention chatter, capping Nikkei’s upside
📌 Focus today: thin US holiday liquidity and any fresh Iran/Hormuz headlines steering oil.
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