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Iran Conflict Tests Petrodollar: Forex Pairs React to PMI Data
Escalating Iran tensions challenge the USD's petrodollar dominance while mixed PMI prints send forex pairs into a frenzy. Traders watch as safe-haven bids clash with economic slowdown signals.
Lavamgam AIMar 24, 20262 min read read
The Story
Oil markets are on edge as Iran tensions flare, with threats to the Strait of Hormuz rattling global supply chains. Simultaneously, fresh PMI data hit the wires: US manufacturing PMI climbed to 52.4, but services dipped to 51.1, while Eurozone figures plunged to a 10-month low of 50.5 amid Middle East fallout. Forex pairs whipped around—EUR/USD clawed back losses, AUD/USD tanked toward 0.6950 on USD safe-haven flows, and GBP/JPY slipped on weak UK prints.
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