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Markets 2 months ago
Dollar firms as cracks emerge in peace deal, shipping through Hormuz drops sharply
The dollar was firm on Monday as uncertainty clouded a tentative US-Iran peace deal following threats from President Donald Trump to restart the war in the Middle East and Tehran's announcement it had closed the Strait of Hormuz.
Markets 3 months ago
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Rupiah slides to record 18,000 low, 2026 losses deepen
The rupiah slid to a new record low of Rp 18,000 per United States dollar on Thursday, extending its losses this year to more than 7 percent and making it Asia’s worst-performing currency as rising oil prices and deteriorating trade dynamics rattled investors.
Markets 3 months ago
Dollar clings to 2-month high as Gulf hostilities flare
The dollar clung to its recent strength near a two-month high on Thursday as fresh Gulf hostilities sent oil prices higher and sapped risk appetite, while the Japanese yen hovered near the key 160 level that kept traders on intervention alert.
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