The AUD/JPY cross loses ground to near 97.45 during the early European session on Thursday. The upbeat Japanese economic data, including the Reuters Tankan poll and revised Gross Domestic Product (GDP), keep the door open for an imminent Bank of Japan (BoJ) interest rate hike by the year-end.
West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US crude oil benchmark, is trading around $63.50 during the early Asian trading hours on Thursday. The WTI trades in positive territory for the third consecutive day amid global geopolitical risks.
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Crude Oil surges on Wednesday, extending its winning streak for a third straight day as geopolitical tensions outweighed bearish US inventory data.