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EUR edged to 1.1769 as the dollar softened on risk-on flows into Asian equities and tech. DXY held below 98.10 for a third straight session.

Weak dollar momentum is structural — markets are pricing two Fed cuts by September while ECB stays hawkish on sticky services inflation.

US CPI Tuesday 15:30 TRT is the week's pivot. Core above 0.3% MoM would reprice Fed path and reverse dollar weakness sharply.

Silver gained nearly 1% to $81.15, outperforming gold. Industrial demand narrative continues to dominate the gold-silver ratio compression.

Silver's dual role — industrial metal plus monetary hedge — makes it the better play in a risk-on, inflation-worried environment. Solar panel demand keeps a floor under prices.

Gold-silver ratio near 57.7 — if gold breaks below $4,650, silver follows regardless of industrial demand. Watch $79.50 support.