Dollar under pressure as oil prices slump, Australia rate decision awaited

Business Recorder • Nov 3, 2026

HONG KONG: The dollar wavered alongside oil prices ​on Tuesday on hopes for a diplomatic breakthrough between the US and Iran, while the Aussie ‌was steady ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s rate decision. Brent crude futures plunged more than 7% on Mon...

HONG KONG: The dollar wavered alongside oil prices ​on Tuesday on hopes for a diplomatic breakthrough between the US and Iran, while the Aussie ‌was steady ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s rate decision. Brent crude futures plunged more than 7% on Monday in their sharpest single-day drop in months, after Tehran said its contacts with the US aimed at ending their eight-month war ​were continuing. Falling ener...