
The dollar rose against the dong on Vietnam's black market while the official Vietcombank rate was unchanged. The dollar index stabilized near 101 as renewed US-Iran tensions lifted oil prices and safe-haven demand.
The ECB was expected to hold rates but leave the door open to a September hike.
Safe-haven dollar demand and higher energy prices raise import costs for feed-importing Asian economies and can add inflation pressure that keeps global rates high.
After 2,356 past bullish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.7%), and +0.4% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.