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The Australian Dollar rallied by over 0.50% amid an improvement in risk appetite, though gains were capped by Iran’s rejection of a ceasefire deal, pushing traders to trim long positions in the AUD/USD pair. At the time of writing, the pair trades at 0.6918, still above its opening price.Aussie gains as risk mood lifts, but ceasefire doubts cap upsideWall Street ended Monday’s session in the green, though beneath daily highs on news that the US is preparing for strikes on Iran, according to the Wall Street Journal. Although Trump reported that talks with Iran are “going well,” he insisted that…

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As the Pres. starts the press conference:2 year yield 3.852%10 year yield 4.332%S&P up 14.25 points or 0.21%Nasdaq up 47 points or 0.23%Dow +61 pointsCrude oil $112.76Gold $4658Silver $72.55Bitcoin $69,647EURUSD 1.1538USDJPY 159.76GBPUSD 1.3222Headlines from the Press conference:The entire country can be taken out in one night and the one night may be tomorrow nightWe leave no American behind. We don’t do it.Trump is recounting the rescue operation of the downed soldier in Iran (and repeating himself) Oil is up to $113.77 on the comment about Iran being taken out in one night. Stocks are modestly lower.. The CIA director commended…

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Donald Trump, United States (US) President, said that he is very upset that guns were supposed to go to protesters, but were kept by a certain group. He added that they’re going to pay a big price for that at a speech in Washington on Monday.Key takeaways:Guns were supposed to go to protesters but a certain group of people kept them.Am very upset, they are going to pay a big price for that.They have some missiles, drones left.They got a lucky shot.Hopefully it will be over with quickly.We could leave right now but I want to finish it up.” US…

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The USD is trading lower to kickstart the new trading week on this Easter Monday, although liquidity is thinner with the UK and much of Europe out for the holiday. Even with lighter participation, the market is being driven by weekend headlines, keeping traders cautious and reactive to geopolitical developments.Over the weekend, President Trump issued a renewed warning (I will keep the tone muted from the reality of his comments), giving what was described as a 48-hour window before potential strikes on key infrastructure such as bridges and power facilities. At the same time, an Axios report suggested that negotiations…

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The AUD/USD pair trades 0.5% higher to near 0.6930 during the European trading session on Monday. The Aussie pair strengthens as riskier assets trade firmly amid ongoing discussions between the United States (US) and Iran regarding an end to the Middle East war. Australian Dollar Price Today The table below shows the percentage change of Australian Dollar (AUD) against listed major currencies today. Australian Dollar was the strongest against the US Dollar. USDEURGBPJPYCADAUDNZDCHFUSD-0.26%-0.37%-0.13%-0.14%-0.48%-0.51%-0.24%EUR0.26%-0.09%0.13%0.14%-0.23%-0.26%0.01%GBP0.37%0.09%0.21%0.19%-0.13%-0.18%0.11%JPY0.13%-0.13%-0.21%0.00%-0.36%-0.40%-0.13%CAD0.14%-0.14%-0.19%0.00%-0.34%-0.37%-0.11%AUD0.48%0.23%0.13%0.36%0.34%-0.05%0.24%NZD0.51%0.26%0.18%0.40%0.37%0.05%0.29%CHF0.24%-0.01%-0.11%0.13%0.11%-0.24%-0.29% The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked…

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Tehran has received Pakistan’s proposal, it is being reviewedWill not accept deadlines or pressure to make a decisionIran will not reopen Strait of Hormuz Strait of Hormuz in exchange for a ‘temporary ceasefire’Believes that US lacks readiness for a permanent ceasefireIf there’s any question that Iran might want to strike a deal before tomorrow, that thought is slowly dissipating as the hours continue to roll by. As a reminder, US president Trump delivered a warning to Tehran that tomorrow will be “power plant and bridge day” – alluding to massive strikes against Iran.The official above confirms that Iran has received…

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