Dollar firms on safe-haven demand amid escalating U.S.-Iran tensions: Currency Recap

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• U.S. recession odds fade as economic data keep beating expectations

  60% confidence

• Commodities to lead 'anything but bonds' trade through 2020s

  60% confidence

• The dollar's rebound was supported by shifting expectations around global interest rate outlook, as rising energy prices and persistent inflation pressures reduced likelihood of near-term policy easing by major central banks

  60% confidence

• The Japanese yen weakened even as geopolitical tensions escalated, suggesting limited safe-haven demand amid broader dollar strength

  60% confidence

• Risk aversion intensified toward the latter part of the week as diplomatic efforts faltered and tensions escalated, including renewed threats to key energy shipping routes such as the Strait of Hormuz

  60% confidence

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• Oil Breaks $100 as Hormuz Crisis Disrupts Global Bond Markets and Safe-Haven Flows →
• Oil Hits $100 as US Threatens Hormuz Blockade, Disrupting Fifth of Global Supply →
• Oil Surges Past $100 as U.S. Blockade of Hormuz Strait Shakes Global Markets →
• Oil Tops $100 as US Blockades Strait of Hormuz, Central Banks Face Inflation-Growth Dilemma →
• Oil Tops $100 on Hormuz Blockade as Fed Faces Stagflation Dilemma Amid Global Energy Shock →
• Treasury Yields Fall as Iran Crisis Sends Oil Past $100, Emerging Markets Retreat →
• Treasury Yields Hit 3.77% as Hormuz Blockade Rattles Global Bond Markets →
• Treasury Yields Swing from 4.23% Flight-to-Safety Low to Oil-Driven Reversal as Hormuz Crisis Rattles Global Markets →