OCBC’s Sim Moh Siong argues that recent risk-on moves following the US‑Iran understanding have only produced a modest pullback in US yields and the Dollar. He highlights AI-driven US growth, Fed event risk and Oil dynamics as supporting USD resilience.
USD/JPY depreciates after two days of gains, trading around 160.10 during the Asian hours on Tuesday. The pair remains subdued as the Japanese Yen (JPY) holds ground following the release of the interest rate decision by the Bank of Japan (BoJ).
The NZD/USD pair loses momentum to around 0.5810 during the Asian trading hours on Tuesday. The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) weakens against the US Dollar (USD) following the Chinese economic data. All eyes will be on the US Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate decision later on Wednesday.