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EUR/USD ticks slightly lower after posting gains over the previous two sessions, hovering near 1.1530 during Asian trading hours on Wednesday.

On Wednesday, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) sets the USD/CNY central rate for the trading session ahead at 6.8909 compared to the previous day's fix of 6.8961 and 6.8798 Reuters estimate.

The AUD/USD pair gains traction to near 0.7115 during the Asian trading hours on Wednesday. The Australian Dollar (AUD) strengthens against the US Dollar (USD) after a hawkish interest rate hike from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA).

Silver (XAG/USD) lacks a firm intraday direction and oscillates in a narrow range during the Asian session on Wednesday as traders opt to wait on the sidelines ahead of the crucial FOMC rate decision.

The NZD/USD pair edges higher during the Asian session on Wednesday and currently trades just above mid-0.5800s, though it  lacks bullish conviction.

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.

USD/JPY fell less than 0.1% on Tuesday, settling close to 158.90 in a narrow, directionless session.

The Israeli military said Iran's top security official, Ali Larijani, and the head of the paramilitary Basij force, Gholamreza Soleimani, have been killed in Israeli air strikes, BBC reported on Tuesday.

Gold price (XAU/USD) trades on a flat note near the $5,000 psychological level during the early Asian session on Wednesday. Traders are cautious ahead of the US Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate decision. 

West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US crude oil benchmark, is trading around $95.00 during the early Asian trading hours on Wednesday. The WTI price climbs amid intensifying Middle East conflict and severe supply disruptions.