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Danske Research Team reports that Reuters sources suggest the Bank of Japan (BoJ) is likely to hold off raising interest rates at the April meeting due to uncertainty from the Iran war.

The US Dollar (USD) shows marginal gains against the Canadian Dollar (CAD) on Tuesday, trimming losses after a six-day selloff. The USD/CAD pair has reached session highs right above 1.3660 but remains relatively close to the five-week lows of 1.3635 set the previous day.

Commerzbank’s Christoph Rieger highlights Kevin Warsh’s confirmation hearing as a key event for US rates, with potential for far-reaching changes to Federal Reserve balance sheet operations.

EUR/JPY remains steady after modest gains registered in the previous day, trading around 187.20 during the Asian hours on Monday. The currency cross holds ground as the Euro (EUR) moves little following the release of German ZEW Survey data.

Societe Generale’s Kenneth Broux frames Kevin Warsh’s confirmation hearing as pivotal for US rates, with markets focused on potential changes to the Fed’s reaction function and implications for the long end of Treasury yields.

European Central Bank (ECB) Vice President Luis de Guindos said during the European trading session on Tuesday that the central bank ‌sees private credit as one ​of ​the sources of ⁠risk to ​financial stability ​alongside high market valuations and loose ​fiscal ​policy in some countries, Reuters re

MUFG’s Senior Currency Analyst Lee Hardman notes the US Dollar (USD) has retreated, with the US Dollar Index (DXY) back towards 98.000, as markets anticipate further de-escalation in the Middle East conflict.

According to a report from Nikkei, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) is expected to leave interest rates unchanged at 0.75% in the monetary policy announcement on April 28.

The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the value of the US Dollar (USD) against six major currencies, is holding gains after registering little losses in the previous day and trading around 98.10 during the early European hours on Tuesday.

Danske Research Team highlights that ECB President Christine Lagarde sees the economic fallout from the Iran war as not yet reaching the ECB’s adverse scenario.

The NZD/USD pair gains momentum to around 0.5910 during the early Asian session on Tuesday. The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) strengthens against the US Dollar (USD) following hotter-than-expected domestic inflation data.

New Zealand’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) climbed 3.1% YoY in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, compared with the 3.1% increase seen in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to the latest data published by Statistics New Zealand on Tuesday.