United States Dollar Index holds above 101.00 following US strikes on Iran
The post United States Dollar Index holds above 101.00 following US strikes on Iran appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the value of the US Dollar (USD) against six major currencies, is holding gains for the second consecutive day and trading around 101.10 during the Asian session on Wednesday. The Greenback receives support from safe-haven demand amid renewing geopolitical tensions. US airstrikes against Iran came in response to Iranian attacks on commercial vessels in the crucial Strait of Hormuz, including a Qatari LNG carrier and a Saudi oil tanker. The renewed hostility directly threatens a fragile, interim US-Iran peace pact, stoking fears of massive global energy disruptions as nervous shipping companies and local producers bypass the strategic waterway. However, the upside of the US Dollar could be restrained due to cooling rate-hike expectations, a shift triggered by last week’s weaker-than-expected Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) data. Accord