Oil, gold prices rise as geopolitical tensions mount before CPI

A North Korean ballistic missile fired off the Korean Peninsula's east coast came days ahead of major joint military exercises by Seoul and Washington long ‌denounced by ⁠Pyongyang.

The yen was mostly flat against the dollar, having unwound much of its gains following rare currency-market intervention by Japan and the United States.​and Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis reported separate attacks on shipping, while Asia was rattled by an early morning missile launch by North Korea.