Dollar Climbs to Six-Week High as Iran Deal Signals Stay Mixed
๐ MARKETS โ Rubio says "good signs"; Khamenei says no. The dollar picked a side. ๐ LOOK CLOSER: Dollar strength at a six-week high reflects market pricing of prolonged deadlock โ not deal optimism. When safe-haven demand drives USD up despite "good signs" rhetoric, traders are discounting Rubio and watching Khamenei's uranium decree. A stronger dollar tightens the squeeze on oil-importing EM economies already absorbing Hormuz freight costs.