🌅 NordFX Morning Update – June 22, 2026
🇯🇵 Asia: Nikkei breaks above 72,000 for the first time ever (~72,620), fresh record high on AI-investment euphoria. Hang Seng -1% at midday (touched a 1-year low intraday); Shanghai +0.2%, Shenzhen +0.3%. PBoC sets policy today.
🇺🇸 Wall St (last close, Thu): S&P +1.1%, Nasdaq +1.9%, Dow +0.1% – rebound after the Fed's hawkish hold (rates steady at 3.50–3.75%, 9 of 19 officials eye a 2026 hike). Markets were shut Friday for Juneteenth.
💶 FX: EUR/USD ~1.146, soft in early Asian trade as USD stays firm. USD/JPY ~161.5, yen near multi-decade lows despite the BoJ's June 15 hike to 1%.
🥇 Gold: ~$4,150/oz, near 3-week lows on dollar strength.
🛢️ Oil: Brent ~$80.3, WTI ~$77.5 – early gains pared after Qatar/Pakistan-mediated US-Iran talks reported progress on a 60-day roadmap.
📅 Today: PBoC decision, Canada CPI, ECB's Lagarde speaks. Ahead: flash PMIs Tue, US PCE Thu.
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