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The dollar was supported against other safe-haven currencies such as the Japanese yen on Tuesday, hanging on to a jump made with U.S. yields, as investors hoped early signs the Omicron variant may be mild will be proved correct.

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Central European currencies edged lower on Tuesday in thin trade as investors were eyeing key inflation data and central bank rate decisions due later in the week, while stocks firmed as global sentiment was upbeat.

Waning Omicron COVID-19 variant worries and a timely booster shot of Chinese stimulus lifted world stock markets and oil on Tuesday and left traders offloading safe-haven currencies and bonds again.

Analysts are divided whether Ukraine's central bank will raise its main interest rate for the fifth time this year or keep it at 8.5%, as inflation has eased slightly but remains in double digits, a Reuters poll of analysts showed on Tuesday.

Recent shifts in the relative price of different crude grades have dealt oil exporters from the vast Atlantic Ocean basin the best chance in months to sell to top consuming region Asia, but sales have been sluggish as COVID-19 fears cool demand.

Asian jet fuel refining margins climbed on Tuesday, despite firmer feedstock crude prices, as traders were hoping the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, which has so far shown mild symptoms, would not be substantially disruptive to demand recovery.

Saudi Aramco has handed both Larry Fink and Mohammed bin Salman a win. The BlackRock chief executive is part of a group that on Monday announced it was paying $15.5 billion for 49% of a 20-year lease over the oil giant’s gas pipeline network, ultimately controlled by Saudi Arabia’s crown prince. Both leaders gain more than they lose.

Brazil's real and the Chilean peso led gains across Latin American markets on Tuesday as liquidity-boosting measures by China helped support sentiment, while data also showed inflation appeared to be cooling in the two countries.