Dollar index holds at 100.31 as yen slides to 160.760; euro and sterling recover from two-month lows, while Australian and New Zealand dollars gain 0.2%
US and Iranian presidents sign agreement now in effect; G7 urges Lebanon ceasefire as Israel launches fresh strikes and oil prices fall on supply prospects
Strikes damaged two LNG trains and one gas-to-liquids facility, cutting Qatar’s LNG export capacity by 17%; repairs could take years, while other idled plants may restart quickly
Privately funded vehicle secures commitments exceeding $150bn across five regions but will become operational only after final US-Iran deal; source says fund is separate from frozen asset talks
The dollar trades near 10-day lows as a preliminary U.S.-Iran peace deal boosts risk appetite and pushes oil lower. The yen hovers near 160 after the BOJ rate hike, while traders await BOE and Fed meetings.
MSCI’s Asia-Pacific index outside Japan erased early gains to trade flat as weak Chinese retail sales and fixed-asset investment data weighed on Hong Kong stocks, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 slipped 0.3% from record highs and S&P 500 futures edged down 0.1%.
Brent futures fall $4.25 to $78.92 and WTI drops $4.80 to $75.95; A Wall Street Journal report said the US would let Iran immediately sell oil and fuel