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United Kingdom Rightmove House Price Index (YoY): -0.9% (April) vs previous -0.2%

United Kingdom Rightmove House Price Index (MoM) unchanged at 0.8% in April

New Zealand Trade Balance NZD (YoY): $-3.1B (March) vs previous $-3B

New Zealand Trade Balance NZD (MoM) up to $698M in March from previous $-257M

New Zealand Imports: $7.25B (March) vs $6.89B

New Zealand Exports rose from previous $6.63B to $7.94B in March

The AUD/USD pair attracts some sellers to near 0.7140 during the early Asian session on Monday. Escalating tensions between the US and Iran continue to weigh on the Australian Dollar (AUD) against the US Dollar (USD). The US March Retail Sales report will be in the spotlight later on Tuesday. 

The Iranian state TV reported on Sunday that the country rejected new peace talks with the United States, following US President Donald Trump's post on Truth Social, indicating US representatives were heading to Pakistan for another round of negotiations on Monday.

United States (US) President Donald Trump just confirmed on Truth Social that US representatives are going to Islamabad, where negotiations with Iran will take place on Monday.

USD/CHF finishes the week on a lower note, down 0.87% for the week and 0.27% in the day, as markets turn optimistic about a possible US-Iran deal over the weekend.

US President Donald Trump said he can trust Iranians, according to an interview with ABC News. Trump added that talks will take place only in Islamabad and resume over the weekend.

DBS Group Research expects Singapore’s March 2026 core and headline inflation to rise to 1.6% and 1.8% year-on-year, from 1.4% and 1.2% in February. The report links this to imported energy price pressures after the Middle East conflict.

UBS Chief Economist Paul Donovan assesses how Artificial Intelligence (AI) may affect productivity and whether the European Union (EU) could gain an advantage over the United States (US).

Silver price surges over 4% on Friday, reclaims $81.00 a troy ounce as the Greenback gets battered on positive news around the Middle East conflict.

DBS Group Research economists highlight that China’s Q1 2026 GDP growth accelerated to 5.0% year-on-year, driven by strong external demand and resilient industrial production, while domestic demand in consumption, investment and credit stayed weak.

United States CFTC S&P 500 NC Net Positions declined to $-115.8K from previous $-45.7K

United States CFTC Oil NC Net Positions climbed from previous 202.2K to 206.5K

Japan CFTC JPY NC Net Positions increased to ¥-83.2K from previous ¥-93.7K

Japan CFTC JPY NC Net Positions down to ¥-832K from previous ¥-93.7K

Eurozone CFTC EUR NC Net Positions: €26K vs €-7.5K