The new Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, now controls both the ruling party and the legislative agenda with a supermajority.

The price briefly breaks to a new 3-year high before making a normal retracement, suggesting the outlook remains basically bullish.

EUR/USD holds gains at 1.1900 after bouncing up from last week's lows at 1.1765.

Global markets open with a risk-on, soft-dollar bias as easing US growth and policy credibility concerns.

The EUR/USD exchange rate rebounded and reached its highest level since January 30th.

Some welcome stability in the Japanese bond market is allowing a more positive assessment of the yen to win through.

The Australian dollar continued to advance after bouncing off the recent low.

In this video, Ira Epstein discusses the recent movements in the stock and metals markets, noting a decline in stock indices and a dip in metal prices, while highlighting the dollar's weakness against other currencies.