US-Iran deal hopes: dollar volatile, gold +1%, oil -5%.

On Wednesday, US President Trump stated that negotiations with Iran have entered the final stage, while warning that further attacks will be faced unless Iran agrees to reach an agreement. The market's expectations for the United States to reach an agreement with Iran to end the Middle East war have risen, and the US dollar index fell from a six week high, ultimately closing down 0.03% at 99.12; The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield closed at 4.592%, while the 2-year Treasury yield sensitive to the Federal Reserve policy rate closed at 4.066%. On Thursday morning (May 21, Beijing time) in the Asian market, spot gold trading was around $4540 per ounce, and gold prices hit a more than seven week low of $4453.60 per ounce on Wednesday. More decision-makers from the Federal Reserve are open to raising interest rates, and the probability of a rate hike this year has slightly decreased to 53%. Investors' hopes for the upcoming US Iran agreement have been ignited, and international oil prices have plummeted. WTI crude oil ultimately closed down 4.73% at $102.53 per barrel; Brent crude oil closed down 4.97% at $105.48 per barrel