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Check Out the Latest Forex News: RBNZ holds rate at 5.5%, less hawkish than expected. NZD falls sharply against USD, markets adjust rate hike expectations.

Most Asian currencies firmed slightly on Friday, but all the units were set to end the week lower due to lingering pressures of an increasingly hawkish Federal Reserve, while investors awaited US jobs data to assess the need for faster rate hikes.

Most Asian emerging currencies and equities traded in the positive territory on Tuesday, with the Indian rupee and Malaysian ringgit leading gains, but markets remained under pressure amid the overarching effects of the Omicron variant.

Shares in most Asian emerging markets were subdued on Tuesday, as US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's reappointment for a second term raised bets for quicker rate hikes, but Philippine stocks recorded their best session in two-and-half weeks.

The rate of new coronavirus infections across the U.S. was barely changed on Saturday as the country’s vaccination push gathered pace, with the number of jabs in a single day reaching a record 4.6 million.

India and Thailand were struggling with a new viral wave, Iran suffered the most Covid-19 deaths in four months, while fatalities in Brazil are about three times higher than last summer’s peak.

Michigan Urges Vaccine Surge: Virus Update Bloomberg 3 days ago Bloomberg News © Bloomberg A healthcare worker administers a test at a Covid-19 testing facility outside the Hillcrest Recreational Center in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. The world is bracing for a new wave of Covid-19 infections, as the coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 59.4 million people and killed more than 1,400,000 globally since late January. (Bloomberg) -- The federal go...