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The Aussie firmed to 0.7176, near its 12-month high, riding the risk-on tech tape and a firmer oil price.

AUD is tracking equity risk appetite and the commodity bounce more than rate spreads in the current regime.

0.7200 is the key resistance; a hold above keeps the uptrend intact, with 0.7120 as first support.

USD/JPY pushed to 159.88, within a whisker of its 52-week high, as yield differentials and BoJ caution kept the yen pinned.

With US10Y at 4.45% and the BoJ slow to tighten, carry strongly favors the dollar — but intervention risk rises near 160.

160.00 is the psychological and intervention trigger; a clean break targets 161.50, while jawboning could snap it back.