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Dollar Hits 18-Month High As Gold And Oil Diverge On Middle East Risk

The dollar's rate-hike-driven strength contrasted with gold's slip to near $4,160, while oil fell on rising Russian diesel exports rather than rallying on Gulf tensions.

The dollar climbed to its highest level in 18 months during the October 12 session as geopolitical risk and rate-hike expectations pulled currency, gold and oil markets in different directions.

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Gold, Bitcoin and Oil All Break Key Levels as Iran Diplomacy Collapses

Gold fell below $4,200 and bitcoin dropped to $83,119 after Trump rejected an Iran proposal, while 10-year Treasury yields near 5.2% add pressure on non-yielding assets.

Gold broke below $4,200 with its RSI at 28.6, bitcoin slipped to $83,119, and Brent crude broke a $101.50 neckline, as Trump's rejection of an Iran proposal and high Treasury yields pushed investors out of risk and safe-haven assets alike.

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European Stocks Slide as Iran's Hormuz Plan Pushes Oil Higher

Brent crude hit $97 with an RSI of 74, a classic overbought signal, as traders weighed a reported Iranian plan to restrict shipping near the Strait of Hormuz.

Brent oil traded at $97 with an RSI of 74 while WTI crude sat at a $93.64 double-top resistance level, as European shares fell on fears of a wider Gulf conflict and an expected ECB rate increase.

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Bond Rout Pushes Japan Yields to Key Threshold as Oil Nears $88

Rising Fed rate-hike bets and a fresh leg up in crude are colliding with a deepening global bond selloff, leaving European equities largely flat.

Japan's government bond yields broke through a closely watched level as WTI crude tested $88 resistance and silver sat locked in a $67-$68.50 range, a combination traders say is driving cross-asset volatility rather than a one-directional move.

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