EUR/USD
EUR/USD inches lower after moving little in the previous day, trading around 1.1630 during the Asian hours on Wednesday. The pair depreciates as the US Dollar (USD) remains firm, driven by stalled US-Iran peace negotiations and renewed tensions in the Middle East continued to underpin safe-haven demand.
GBP/USD
UOB strategists Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann describe GBP/USD price action as range-bound after a brief drop to 1.3407, expecting the pair to edge lower toward 1.3430 while keeping 1.3405 as distant support. For the next one to three weeks, they see current moves as part of a 1.3390–1.3510 consolidation, but warn that a weekly close below 1.3300 could trigger a slide toward 1.2945–1.3010.
USD/JPY
The USD/JPY pair touches a fresh one-month high during the Asian session on Wednesday, though it struggles to build on the momentum beyond the 160.00 psychological mark. The fundamental backdrop, however, favors bulls and suggests that the path of least resistance for spot prices is to the upside.
AUD/USD
The AUD/USD pair declines to around 0.7180 during the early Asian session on Wednesday. The Australian Dollar (AUD) weakens against the US Dollar (USD) following a downbeat domestic Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report. Traders will closely monitor the US May employment data, which will be released on Friday.
NZD/USD
The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) is going through a nervous consolidation against the US Dollar (USD) on Tuesday. The pair is looking for direction around 0.5930, following a reversal from 0.6000 on Monday, as investors remain wary of risk, awaiting developments in the Middle East conflict.
USD/CAD
USD/CAD edges higher after posting minor losses in the previous day, trading around 1.3850 during the Asian hours on Wednesday. The commodity-linked Canadian Dollar (CAD) fails to capitalize on rising crude oil prices as intensifying market risk aversion prompts trader caution, keeping the currency flat.
USD/CHF
USD/CHF extends its gains for the third successive day, trading around 0.7880 during the Asian hours on Wednesday. The pair gains ground as the US Dollar (USD) remains firm, driven by stalled US-Iran peace negotiations and renewed tensions in the Middle East, continued to underpin safe-haven demand.
CRUDE OIL
Oil prices climbed more than 1% in early trade on Wednesday as hostilities in the Middle East erupted anew with Iran firing missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain, while diplomatic talks between Iran and the United States showed little progress.
Gold (XAU/USD) maintains its offered tone through the Asian session on Wednesday and currently trades around the $4,465 region, well within striking distance of the weekly low. Crude Oil prices rise for the third straight day amid renewed hostilities in the Middle East, reviving inflationary concerns and reaffirming market bets that interest rates would stay higher for longer. This, in turn, is seen as undermining the non-yielding yellow metal. Furthermore, geopolitical uncertainties help the US Dollar (USD) preserve its weekly gains, which is seen as another factor that keeps the commodity depressed.
