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AUD/USD rallied to 0.7166 (+0.47%), the best G10 performer as oil-stress easing lifted commodity currencies and the dollar's geopolitical bid faded.

Aussie trades as a risk-on / China-proxy basket — with S&P 500 at fresh records and Hormuz tail risk fading, the pair gets a clean tailwind. RBA hawkish hold last week still underpins.

China PMI data over the weekend is the next test. Resistance 0.7200 (psychological); support 0.7120. A risk-off reversal on fresh Iran headlines could quickly reprice the entire move.

S&P 500 climbed to 7,563.6 (+0.58%), printing fresh record territory on US-Iran ceasefire optimism. Dell earnings and a Pentagon software deal added a bid; breadth supportive.

Record highs on geopolitical relief plus the AI capex story still funding bids in mega-caps. Microsoft +3.47% on Pentagon deal news shows the institutional buyer hasn't blinked despite bubble chatter.

PCE Friday is the only big macro print. Above 7,600 opens 7,700; failure of 7,500 turns it into a profit-taking session. Watch VIX 15.74 — sub-15 would confirm the all-clear.