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EUR/USD gathered bullish momentum and advanced to its highest level in a month above 1.0800 in the American session on Tuesday. The renewed selling pressure surrounding the US Dollar ahead of Wednesday's key inflation data provides a boost to the pair.

After falling toward 1.2500 in the early American session, GBP/USD regained its traction and turned positive on the day above 1.2550. The US Dollar struggles to find demand following the producer inflation data and allows the pair to stretch higher.

Following Monday's decline, Gold stages a rebound toward $2,350 on Tuesday. The benchmark 10-year US Treasury bond yield stays in negative territory below 4.5% after April producer inflation data, allowing XAU/USD to hold its ground.

Crypto market capitalisation rose 0.8% over the past 24 hours to 2.2 trillion, but growth exceeded 2% for most of the period. However, it dipped at the start of active European trading, temporarily returning to levels of a day ago.

US producer price data for April surprised on the upside, suggesting that inflation pressure at the start of the inflation pipeline could be building once again. Final demand PPI rose to 2.2% from 1.8%.