[MARKET ANALYSIS] Dollar softens overnight as yields retreat

DXY: -0.2% Dollar softened and gave back some of the prior day's gains amid a decline in yields and as newsflow remained relatively quiet, with geopolitical headlines and commentary remaining in focus, including continued strikes between the Saudis and Houthis, while Trump continued to advocate a Russia/Ukraine deal and thinks that Putin wants to make a deal more than Zelensky, as well as called for Zelensky to focus on making a deal, not talk. Elsewhere, Fed's Hammack reiterated her hawkish stance, arguing that further tightening is needed given the slow return of inflation towards target, although she noted that the question for the Fed is now how quickly to make policy more restrictive and expressed a preference for smaller rate adjustments delivered relatively quickly, while the attention this week largely centres on Wednesday's US CPI report, ahead of Fed Chair Warsh's speech at the IMF early Friday morning BST. EUR/USD: +0.2% Rebounded from a 17-month low but remains in sub-1.1200 territory after underperforming yesterday and as French fiscal concerns linger, while participants also await today's French parliamentary budget debate. GBP/USD: +0.1% Ekes slight gains after support held at the 1.3200 level and amid calls from UK PM Burnham for closer UK-EU ties. USD/JPY: -0.2% Retreated amid a softer dollar and the risk-off mood, but with price action kept within the 158.00 handle, while the latest PPI data from Japan was softer-than-expected. Antipodeans: AUD/USD Flat / NZD/USD +0.1% Price action is range-bound with little reaction seen to the RBA Minutes, which noted that the Board was concerned excess demand in the economy was greater than previously assumed and saw an increased risk of persistently elevated inflation, as well as reiterated that it will increase rates further if needed.