The Australian Dollar advances some 0.25% on Thursday on reports that Iran and the US reached a deal, as economic data in the US revealed that the economy grew at a slower pace than projected. At the time of writing, the AUD/USD trades at 0.7158, after bouncing off daily lows of 0.7097.
The GBP/USD pair trades 0.2% lower to near 1.3400 during the European trading session on Thursday. The pair is broadly under pressure due to fears of a resumption of the Middle East war after the exchange of attacks between the United States (US) and Iran.
Commerzbank’s Volkmar Baur expects the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to deliver a fully priced 25 bps hike to 7.00%, with markets discounting roughly three hikes to 7.50% in coming months.