Iranian ambassador Reza Amiri Moghadam confirms, through a tweet on X during early European trading hours on Thursday, that a team is scheduled to visit Pakistan at night for the first round of talks on the 10-point proposal plan with the United States (US).
Silver price (XAG/USD) trades calmly near $74.00 during the late Asian trading session on Thursday. The white metal struggles for direction amid uncertainty surrounding the first round of talks on a permanent ceasefire between the United States (US) and Iran in Pakistan on Saturday.
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil price advances after two days of losses, trading around $91.90 per barrel during the Asian hours on Thursday.
Most Asian equities trade in negative territory on Thursday as traders remain cautious about whether a fragile two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran would hold.
The USD/JPY pair fails just ahead of the 159.00 mark during the Asian session on Thursday, stalling the previous day's modest recovery from sub-158.00 levels or a nearly three-week low.
Japan Consumer Confidence Index came in at 33.3 below forecasts (38) in March
Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda said that real interest rates are clearly negative and keeping the country's financial conditions accommodative, Reuters reported on Thursday.
Gold prices remained broadly unchanged in India on Thursday, according to data compiled by FXStreet.
The AUD/USD pair struggles to capitalize on its weekly gains registered over the past three days and oscillates in a range below mid-0.7000s during the Asian session on Thursday.
Netherlands, The Consumer Price Index n.s.a (YoY) meets forecasts (2.7%) in March
Netherlands, The Consumer Spending Volume declined to -0.5% in February from previous 0%
The EUR/JPY cross gathers strength to near 185.20 during the early European session on Thursday. The Japanese Yen (JPY) weakens against the Euro (EUR) amid fiscal expansion concerns. The German Industrial Production data for February is due later on Thursday.
