Israel eyes Iran strike; dollar falls, gold nears $3300.

On Tuesday, as Federal Reserve officials made more cautious remarks about the economy, and traders looked forward to the upcoming talks between the United States and Japan, which may include exchange rate discussions as part of a trade agreement. The US dollar index continued to weaken and fell to around the 100 mark, ultimately closing down 0.34% at 100.02. The benchmark 10-year US Treasury yield closed at 4.491%; The two-year US Treasury yield, which is more sensitive to monetary policy, closed at 3.977%. On Wednesday (May 21st Beijing time), spot gold broke through $3300 at the opening and is currently trading around $3290. Due to geopolitical tensions, according to US intelligence, Israel is preparing to strike Iran's nuclear facilities. In addition, Moody's downgraded the US rating, which weakened the US dollar and supported gold prices. Due to the uncertain outlook of the oil market, the two crude oils were in a state of oscillation. WTI crude oil fluctuated back and forth around $62, ultimately closing up 0.11% at $62.12 per barrel; Brent crude oil closed up 0.12% at $65.01 per barrel. On Wednesday, US crude oil surged by 3% at one point.