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Risk-on optimism over a potential U.S.-Iran conflict resolution drove equities higher and crude oil sharply lower on Wednesday, as the dollar weakened broadly against most major currencies.

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Ceasefire hopes drove Wall Street’s biggest rally since May as the S&P 500 surged nearly 3%, oil slumped, and the dollar ended as the weakest major currency.

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Oil surged above $101 as the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict continued to stoke geopolitical risk, while Powell’s Harvard remarks drove a sharp Treasury yield decline on growth concerns.

One month into the Iran war, the world’s most critical energy chokepoint remains shut, and forex markets are being reshaped in real time.

The Federal Reserve just froze in its tracks, and this time it’s not just about inflation data. Why are its hands tied anyway?

From Trump’s strike pause to Iran’s flat denials and a string of hot US data, the FX market had no shortage of headline risk this week.

The Japanese yen has been weakening for months, and it’s now approaching a price level with a loaded history.

Risk-off sentiment swept markets on Thursday as fading US-Iran ceasefire hopes drove oil higher, hammered equities and gold, and lifted the dollar to its best daily performance.

Two data releases this week confirmed what traders feared: U.S. inflation was hot before Iran even happened.

The Office for National Statistics confirmed that the UK headline CPI remained unchanged at 3.0% in the twelve months to February, landing broadly in line with expectations. Here’s how GBP reacted.

Geopolitical whiplash defined Wednesday as the dollar emerged as the top major currency, oil surged above $90, and conflicting US-Iran ceasefire signals drove broad market volatility higher.

The global economy just got its first full post-war health check, and the results are flashing stagflation signs traders haven’t seen in a long time.

Australia’s February CPI came in soft at 3.7%, but the Aussie dropped as the Iran war threatens to push inflation higher.

Markets navigated conflicting US-Iran war narratives on Tuesday as equities clawed back early losses on peace-talk hopes, crude oil surged, and the dollar outperformed all major peers.

With the BOE leaning towards tightening policy to combat oil-related price pressures, will the upcoming CPI report be enough to convince traders that a rate hike is imminent? Here’s what to look out for.

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