{"id":181575,"date":"2026-06-16T06:47:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T06:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=181575"},"modified":"2026-06-16T06:47:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T06:47:02","slug":"nordfx-morning-update-june-16-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=181575","title":{"rendered":"NordFX Morning Update | June 16, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udfef <strong>Asia\u200a\u2014\u200aHistoric Day for Japan<\/strong> The Nikkei 225 crossed <strong>70,000<\/strong> intraday for the <strong>first time in history<\/strong>, before easing slightly as investors digested the Bank of Japan\u2019s decision to raise rates to <strong>1%<\/strong>\u200a\u2014\u200aa 31-year high (vote 7\u20131). The index had already surged +4.99% to 69,317 on Monday on US-Iran deal euphoria. The Hang Seng holds near <strong>24,808<\/strong>, drifting cautiously amid weak China data\u200a\u2014\u200aMay retail sales fell <strong>0.6%<\/strong> y\/y (first drop since the pandemic), partly offsetting an industrial output beat of <strong>+4.5%<\/strong>\u00a0y\/y.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <strong>Wall Street\u200a\u2014\u200aMonday Close<\/strong> S&amp;P 500 \u25b21.65% \u2192 <strong>7,554<\/strong> Dow Jones \u25b20.92% \u2192 <strong>51,671<\/strong> \ud83c\udfc6 Record close Nasdaq \u25b23.07% \u2192 <strong>26,684<\/strong> (best session since March\u00a031)<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f <strong>US-Iran Peace Deal<\/strong> A 60-day interim agreement to end hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz was confirmed by both sides. Formal signing is set for Switzerland on June 19. The deal eased inflation fears and sent risk assets surging globally.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udee2\ufe0f <strong>Oil<\/strong> Brent holding near <strong>$81\/bbl<\/strong> after tumbling ~5% on Monday to a 2-month low. Markets are cautious\u200a\u2014\u200ashipping companies say confidence in the Hormuz route may take weeks to\u00a0rebuild.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udd47 <strong>Gold<\/strong> Trading around <strong>$4,330\/oz<\/strong>, up on risk-on mood and ongoing uncertainty ahead of the Fed. Volatile week expected.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcb1 <strong>Forex<\/strong> EUR\/USD ~<strong>1.1600<\/strong> | USD\/JPY ~<strong>160.00<\/strong> (steady ahead of BOJ post-decision briefing)<\/p>\n<p>\u20bf <strong>Bitcoin<\/strong> ~<strong>$66,200<\/strong>, riding the broader risk-on\u00a0wave.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfe6 <strong>Key Event: FOMC Kicks Off Today<\/strong> The Fed\u2019s two-day meeting begins today\u200a\u2014\u200anew Chair Kevin Warsh\u2019s first. Rate decision lands Wednesday. A <strong>hold at 3.50%\u20133.75%<\/strong> is widely expected; all focus on the updated dot plot with US inflation still running\u00a0hot.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcca <em>Trade the moment with\u00a0NordFX.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/coinmonks\/nordfx-morning-update-june-16-2026-0ee96190066e\">\ud83c\udf05 NordFX Morning Update | June 16, 2026<\/a> was originally published in <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/coinmonks\">Coinmonks<\/a> on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udfef Asia\u200a\u2014\u200aHistoric Day for Japan The Nikkei 225 crossed 70,000 intraday for the first time in history, before easing slightly as investors digested the Bank of Japan\u2019s decision to raise rates to 1%\u200a\u2014\u200aa 31-year high (vote 7\u20131). The index had already surged +4.99% to 69,317 on Monday on US-Iran deal euphoria. 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