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The post Why Australian Dollar turns upside down in European session on Wednesday? appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The Australian Dollar (AUD) gives back its early gains and turns lower to near 0.6915 against the US Dollar (USD) during the European trading session on Wednesday. The Aussie pair faces selling pressure as remarks from United States (US) President Donald Trump that the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Iran, which aimed for a ceasefire between them, seems over, have prompted demand for safe-haven assets. “I think MoU with Iran is over,” US President Trump said. “I don’t want to deal with Iran. They are sick people,” he added. S&P 500 futures tumble over 0.7% to near 7,445, reflecting a weak risk appetite of investors. The US Dollar Index (DXY), which gauges the Greenback’s value against six major currencies, turns almost flat around 101.15 after recovering early losses. Earlier in the day, the Australian Dollar outperformed as RBA Assistant Governor Sarah Hunter

The post US attacks on Iran: Why did the US Dollar fail to rally this time? appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The US Dollar Index (DXY) pulls back to levels a few pips shy of 101.00 during Wednesday’s European session, after being rejected at the 101.20 area earlier in the day, and has turned negative on daily charts. The Index rose amid the fresh hostilities in Iran but has remained within previous ranges as investors remain hopeful that the peace process will survive. The US military announced earlier on Wednesday the completion of the latest round of attacks on Iran, hitting more than 80 targets, in retaliation for alleged attacks by Iranian forces on commercial vessels crossing the Strairtt of Hormuz earlier this week. The US has also rescinded the authorization to export Iranian Oil. The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that they targeted 85 US military targets in Kuwait and Bahrain. The Bahrainian Interior Ministry confirmed sirens sounding in the country,