Dollar Holds Gains Ahead of Inflation Data; Aussie Awaits RBA

Dollar holds gains ahead of inflation data; Aussie awaits RBA

TOKYO: The US dollar held steady on Tuesday, with markets braced for a key consumer inflation report later in the day that could shape expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

Japan's Nikkei 225 hits record high as U.S.-China tariff truce extension lifts sentiment

Investors will be keeping a close watch on Australian markets as the country's central bank is widely expected to slash cash rates.

Breakfast briefing: Eyes on the RBA

China car sales jump, especially NEVs; another China property developer liquidates; India struggles to defend rupee; US governance standards collapse; UST 10yr at 4.27%; gold soft but oil firms; NZ$1 = 59.3 USc; TWI-5 = 67.2