Dollar set for weekly gain on stalled US-Iran talks and Middle East uncertainty - Reuters
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""The market's reading this as a little bit dovish.""
— Noah Buffam , Other
""Right now you really can't have anything on the table because you don't know where this is going.""
— Lou Brien , Other
""Unless there's some big news like they just all declare peace and go home, I think the next real move on the markets is going to be a reaction to real things, such as shortages of crude oil affecting economic performance in Europe or Asia.""
— Lou Brien , Other
"Oil and the dollar are still moving pretty closely together, and with crude creeping back up … I’d say the dollar is still staying fairly firm."
— Sho Suzuki , Executive
"Authorities can take 'decisive' action against speculative moves in the foreign exchange market."
— Satsuki Katayama , Politician
"It is difficult to expect a scenario in which the yen weakens sharply beyond 160 per dollar in the near term."
— Akihiko Yokoo , Academic
Key People
Abbas Araqchi is an Iranian Foreign Minister.
Akihiko Yokoo is a senior analyst at Mitsubishi UFJ Bank.
Former president of the United States known for his aggressive economic policies.
Trump's son-in-law and a special envoy working on Middle Eastern negotiations.
Jerome Powell is the Chair of the Federal Reserve.
Kevin Warsh is the Federal Reserve's new chief.
Lou Brien is a strategist at DRW Trading.
Noah Buffam is the director in FICC strategy at CIBC Capital Markets.
Japanese finance minister who has been in close dialogue with U.S. authorities.
Market analyst at Matsui Securities discussing the dollar's performance.
A special envoy involved in negotiations with Iran.
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The dollar is on track for its first weekly gain in three weeks, as stalled peace negotiations between the U.S. and Iran dampen hopes for an immediate easing of Middle East tensions.
The US dollar is poised for its first weekly gain in three weeks as stalled US-Iran talks and Strait of Hormuz tensions sustain safe-haven demand, with oil prices firming and Japan’s core inflation undershooting BoJ’s 2% target again dampening yen weakness.
The dollar is on track for its first weekly gain in three weeks, as stalled US-Iran peace talks and Middle East tensions dampen hopes for an immediate easing of regional conflicts.
The dollar is on track for its first weekly gain in three weeks, as stalled peace negotiations between the US and Iran dampen hopes for an immediate easing of Middle East tensions.
The dollar is poised for its first weekly rise in three weeks, driven by stalled US-Iran peace talks and ongoing Middle East tensions, with Iran's actions in the Strait of Hormuz adding to uncertainty.
The dollar wobbled near a 1-1/2-week high as a standoff between Iran and the U.S. in the Middle East war and lack of progress in peace talks pulled oil prices back above $100 per barrel, weighing on investor sentiment.
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