Brent crude
rallied toward $100 per barrel on Wednesday, suppressing sentiment across Asian
stock markets as escalating US-Iran attacks heightened global inflation
concerns ahead of upcoming US consumer price index data.
At the same
time, the Japanese yen strengthened toward its near seven-month high against
the US dollar reached on Tuesday. Currency traders rapidly closed short
positions in the yen amid rising expectations for accelerated Bank of Japan
interest rate hikes and a potenti...