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Gold (XAU/USD) extends its sideways consolidative price move around the $5,000 psychological mark heading into the European session on Wednesday as traders seem hesitant ahead of the crucial FOMC decision.

EUR/JPY depreciates after registering gains in the previous two sessions, trading around 183.40 during the Asian hours on Wednesday.

Iraq’s oil minister said on Tuesday that the Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) reached an agreement to resume oil exports to Turkey’s Ceyhan energy hub starting on Wednesday, Reuters reported.  

The AUD/JPY cross posts modest gains around 113.00 during the early European session on Wednesday. The Australian Dollar (AUD) strengthens against the Japanese Yen (JPY) after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) delivers a rate hike and keeps a hawkish tone.

Gold (XAU/USD) is seen extending its sideways consolidative price move around the $5,000 psychological mark for the third straight day on Wednesday as traders opt to wait for the crucial FOMC decision.

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Crude Oil prices struggle to capitalize on the previous day's modest gains and meet with a fresh supply during the Asian session on Wednesday.

The Japanese Yen (JPY) trades almost flat around 159.00 against the US Dollar (USD) during the Asian trading session on Wednesday. The USD/JPY pair consolidates as investors await the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) monetary policy announcement at 18:00 GMT.

GBP/USD steadies after posting gains over the previous two sessions, hovering around 1.1350 during Asian trading hours on Wednesday.

The United States military said that it targeted sites along Iran’s coastline near the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical energy chokepoints, because Iranian anti-ship missiles posed a risk to international shipping there, Reuters reported on Wednesday.

The US Dollar Index (DXY), an index of the value of the US Dollar (USD) measured against a basket of six world currencies, currently trades near 99.60 during the Asian trading hours on Wednesday.