Yemen's Houthis declared a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, while hopes for de-escalation remain after a ceasefire proposal
Dollar near one-week high as Gulf tensions threaten oil supply
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The Australian dollar was a touch stronger at $0.7001. Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis declared a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, raising the threat to global energy supplies, while hopes of de-escalation were still alive after Tehran received a 10-day ceasefire proposal from mediators. "There is the hope for easing in a little bit of tensions and we'll hit a pause button at some stage.". Against the yen, the dollar was largely flat at 162.50 yen.
Furthermore, Elsewhere, the Canadian dollar steadied after dropping to a one-month low, after the United States imposed a new tariff of 50% on a wide range of Canadian products in response to what it called Ottawa's "discriminatory treatment". Meanwhile, a European Central Bank survey showed on Monday that euro zone firms expect selling prices to rise more moderately. The ECB is expected to keep rates unchanged this week but high oil prices are fuelling bets for another hike in the 2.25 per cent deposit rate in September.
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The Australian dollar was a touch stronger at $0.7001.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesYemen's Iran-aligned Houthis declared a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, raising the threat to global energy supplies, while hopes of de-escalation were still alive after Tehran received a 10-day ceasefire proposal from mediators. "There is the hope for easing in a little bit of tensions and we'll hit a pause button at some stage."
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesAgainst the yen, the dollar was largely flat at 162.50 yen.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesElsewhere, the Canadian dollar steadied after dropping to a one-month low, after the United States imposed a new tariff of 50% on a wide range of Canadian products in response to what it called Ottawa's "discriminatory treatment".
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesMeanwhile, a European Central Bank survey showed on Monday that euro zone firms expect selling prices to rise more moderately.
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The ECB is expected to keep rates unchanged this week but high oil prices are fuelling bets for another hike in the 2.25 per cent deposit rate in September.
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