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Fri · 07 Aug 2026

Dollar Slumps as Hormuz Deal Expectations Drive Global Risk Appetite

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Dollar Slumps as Hormuz Deal Expectations Drive Global Risk Appetite

💵 FOREX — Dollar falls while the deal that's moving it remains unsigned. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: A weaker dollar on Hormuz optimism means risk-on flows are now hitting currency markets, not just oil. If the MOU collapses, dollar reversal compounds the oil spike — a double shock for energy-importing economies already pricing relief. European central banks now carry hidden exposure to a diplomatic outcome no one has signed.

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