🌅 NordFX MORNING UPDATE | April 3, 2026 📊 FX MAJORS 🇪🇺 EUR/USD ~1.1587 | 🇬🇧 GBP/USD ~1.3400 | 🇯🇵 USD/JPY ~158.64 USD holding firm on safe-haven demand ahead of today's NFP. Watch 160.00 on USD/JPY — the BOJ intervention threshold. 🌏 ASIAN MARKETS 🇯🇵 Nikkei 225 ~52,191 ▼2.38% — yen strength + energy cost pressure. BOJ minutes flag potential rate hike acceleration as oil-driven inflation builds. 🇭🇰 Hang Seng ~26,797 ▲1.71% — tech-led rebound (Alibaba, Tencent, Meituan) on improving risk sentiment + 25.6B yuan in mainland buyback pledges. 🇨🇳 CSI 300 — modest gains on Stock Connect inflows. 🛢️ OIL Brent ~$102–105/bbl | WTI ~$103/bbl The Iran war (started Feb. 27) has shut down ~90–95% of Strait of Hormuz traffic — 20% of global oil supply. Trump hinted at winding down operations "in two or three weeks," briefly dipping Brent below $100, but no ceasefire in sight. OPEC+ meets April 5. 🥇 GOLD XAU/USD ~$4,677–4,690/oz — pulling back slightly after Trump's Wednesday address. Today's NFP is the next key directional trigger. ₿ CRYPTO BTC ~$66,630 — range-bound between $65K–$75K since February. Fear & Greed Index: Extreme Fear. With NYSE, Nasdaq & bond markets closed for Good Friday, crypto is the only major market reacting to NFP in real time today. 📅 BIG EVENT: US NFP (8:30 AM ET) March jobs report drops today. Consensus: +57K (vs. Feb's shock -92K, unemployment 4.4%). 📈 Beat → USD up, gold/crypto down 📉 Miss → rate-cut bets return, risk assets rally ⚠️ Trading involves risk. Not investment advice. 🔗 nordfx.com #NordFX #Forex #Gold #Oil #Bitcoin #NFP #Nikkei #HangSeng #EURUSD #Iran #GoodFriday #Trading