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UOB strategists Quek Ser Leang and Peter Chia highlight a strong USD/JPY rally to just under 159.00, driven by higher US yields. Intraday, they see scope for a test of 159.45 while warning that deeply overbought conditions make further gains difficult.

Commerzbank strategists note that Oil and Brent prices extended gains even after the IEA agreed a record emergency release, as markets focus on hostilities around the Strait of Hormuz and potential US policy shifts to boost production.

The EUR/JPY cross loses ground to near 183.55 during the early European session on Thursday, pressured by safe-haven flows.

Gold (XAU/USD) retains its negative bias heading into the European session on Thursday, though it lacks follow-through selling and holds above the daily swing low.

Standard Chartered strategist Nicholas Chia now expects the Reserve Bank of Australia to raise the cash rate to 4.10% at the 17 March meeting, reversing a prior call for a hold. The bank still anticipates another hike in Q2, lifting its terminal rate forecast to 4.35%.

BNY Strategist Geoff Yu says the Swiss National Bank is prepared to intervene in FX markets as safe-haven flows lift the Swiss Franc, but stresses that real effective exchange rate dynamics give the SNB room to tolerate nominal strength.

NZD/USD remains weaker for the third consecutive day, trading around 0.5900 during the Asian hours on Thursday. The pair declines as the US Dollar (USD) remains stronger, as surging energy prices heightened inflationary risks and reduced the likelihood of Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate cuts.

Gold prices fell in India on Thursday, according to data compiled by FXStreet.

The AUD/JPY cross attracts some sellers to near 113.40 during the early European session on Thursday. Escalating tensions in the Middle East continue to boost the safe-haven currencies such as the Japanese Yen (JPY) against the Australian Dollar (AUD). 

Gold (XAU/USD) trades with a negative bias for the second consecutive day on Thursday, though it lacks follow-through selling and stalls the intraday slide near the $5,125 area.