đ 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. Singaporeâs Straits Times hit a record on its best non-oil export growth in 20 years. ASX 200 and Chinaâs CSI 300 edged up; Shanghai Composite and Hang Seng dipped on soft Chinese data.
đŽ FX: US Dollar Index flat, near a 10-day low. USD/JPY near 160.30 even after the BOJâs 25bp hike to 1% (a 30-year high)âââyen capped by the wide USâJapan rate gap. AUD/USD steady after the RBA held at 4.35%. EUR/USD and GBP/USD broadly steady near 1.16 and 1.34.
đ„ 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 USâIran Hormuz deal eases supply fears.
đŠ Todayâs focus: FOMC decision tonightâââKevin Warshâs first meeting as Fed Chair. Rates expected to hold, eyes on the dot plot and press conference. Also watch US retail sales and Eurozone CPI.
đïž Backdrop: USâIran interim deal signing set for Friday in Switzerland, reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
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