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MUFG’s Derek Halpenny underlines that Brent Oil falling below USD 80 and a roughly 30% drop in crude over a month have significantly reduced perceived near-term inflation risks from energy.

The NZD/USD pair trades sideways near the 0.5830 region on Wednesday, as the New Zealand Dollar (NZD) finds mild support from a softer US Dollar, while traders remain cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) policy decision.

Gold (XAU/USD) price rises over 0.81% on Tuesday as the US-Iran deal eased inflationary pressures, prompting traders to scale back bets that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will raise rates later in 2026. At the time of writing, the XAU/USD pair trades at $4,344 after bouncing off daily lows of $4,306.