In an interview with CNBC on Tuesday, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that he was not involved in the calculations of tariffs rates and reiterated that US President Donald Trump is committed to fixing trade i mbalances.
Oil prices remained under pressure at the start of the new trading week. Brent fell at times by more than 5% to $62.5 per barrel, the lowest level in four years, Commerzbank's commodity analyst Barbara Lambrecht notes.
Silver was hit even harder, losing a good 7% on Friday and plummeting to a 7-month low of USD 28.3 per troy ounce yesterday, Commerzbank's commodity analyst Carsten Fritsch notes.
The AUD/USD pair soars to near 0.6050 during European trading hours on Tuesday. The Aussie pair strengthens as the Australian Dollar (AUD) advances strongly even though fears of a trade war between the United States (US) and China have escalated.
The Gold price was unable to escape the sell-off on the commodity and financial markets and also fell significantly, Commerzbank's commodity analyst Carsten Fritsch notes.
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the performance of the US Dollar (USD) against six major currencies, trades around 103.00 at the time of writing on Tuesday, after some comments from Secretary Scott Bessent.
The Shanghai Composite Index recovered slightly today after diving by roughly 9% on Monday. China’s state fund manager, controlled by the Ministry of Finance, confirmed it had taken action to increase its holdings of stock market index funds and promised to buy more, BBH FX analysts report.
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New Zealand Dollar (NZD) is likely to trade in a 0.5500/0.5600 range vs US Dollar (USD). In the longer run, it is too early to expect the weakness to stabilise, but it remains to be seen if NZD can decline to the next support at 0.5450, UOB Group's FX analysts Quek Ser Leang and Peter Chia note.
USD/CNH has rebounded after defending the 200-DMA at 7.22. Daily MACD has entered positive territory highlighting regain of upward momentum, Société Générale's FX analysts note.
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Gold price (XAU/USD) pops while Equities run higher after their nosedive move on Monday and past Friday. The precious metal trades just above the $3,000 mark at the time of writing on Tuesday. The bounce is supported by a technical element on the one hand and a geopolitical driver on the other.
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