\ud83d\udcca Asia-Pacific: Mostly higher. Nikkei 225 near record highs (~70,000), up ~0.6% on chip and industrial strength after strong May exports. Kospi flat, pausing after recent chip-stock swings. Singapore\u2019s Straits Times hit a record on its best non-oil export growth in 20 years. ASX 200 and China\u2019s CSI 300 edged up; Shanghai Composite and Hang Seng dipped on soft Chinese\u00a0data.<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udcb4 FX: US Dollar Index flat, near a 10-day low. USD\/JPY near 160.30 even after the BOJ\u2019s 25bp hike to 1% (a 30-year high)\u200a\u2014\u200ayen capped by the wide US\u2013Japan rate gap. AUD\/USD steady after the RBA held at 4.35%. EUR\/USD and GBP\/USD broadly steady near 1.16 and\u00a01.34.<\/p>\n
\ud83e\udd47 Commodities: Gold up ~0.3% to ~$4,343\/oz, extending a 5th straight day of gains on safe-haven and rate-cut hopes. Silver firmer near $70.5. Brent near $78, WTI near $75, as the US\u2013Iran Hormuz deal eases supply\u00a0fears.<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udfe6 Today\u2019s focus: FOMC decision tonight\u200a\u2014\u200aKevin Warsh\u2019s first meeting as Fed Chair. Rates expected to hold, eyes on the dot plot and press conference. Also watch US retail sales and Eurozone\u00a0CPI.<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f Backdrop: US\u2013Iran interim deal signing set for Friday in Switzerland, reopening the Strait of\u00a0Hormuz.<\/p>\n
Trade smart with NordFX!\u00a0\ud83d\udcc8<\/p>\n
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