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AUD/USD Price Forecast: Tests nine-day EMA barrier near 0.6950

AUD/USD edges higher after posting 0.5% losses in the previous day, trading around 0.6930 during the Asian hours on Tuesday. The technical analysis of the daily chart shows the pair remaining within the descending chann…

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British Pound strengthens above 1.3350 ahead of US CPI data

The GBP/USD pair trades in positive territory around 1.3360 during the Asian trading hours on Tuesday. However, the potential upside for the major pair might be limited amid fears of an escalating US-Iran conflict. The …

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Iranian missiles hit two UAE tankers in Hormuz — Reuters

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Defence said that two UAE national tankers, the Mombasa and Al Bahiyah, were targeted by two Iranian cruise missiles in the southern lane of the Strait of Hormuz, in Omani terr…

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Malaysian Ringgit: Johor result keeps policy continuity – OCBC

OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong note that Barisan Nasional’s strong win in Johor reinforces UMNO’s political momentum but leaves federal policy continuity intact, limiting immediate implications for …

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WTI spikes amid escalating Middle East Tensions

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil price extends its gains for the second successive day, trading around $79.60 per barrel during the Asian hours on Tuesday. Crude oil prices rise due to mounting supply anxieties followi…

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China: Prolonged stagnation path – Commerzbank

Commerzbank’s Dr. Henry Hao argues China’s housing downturn, now in its fifth year, is settling into an L-shaped stagnation with a pronounced K-shaped regional divergence. The report highlights persistent weakness in de…

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Silver Price Forecast: XAG downtrend accelerates, eyes on $55.00

Silver price remains below $60.00 as the week begins, diving nearly 4% on Monday amid tensions in the Middle East. Hawkish remarks by Federal Reserve (Fed) Governor Christopher Waller underpin the Greenback, which, acco…