Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group senior FX strategist Lloyd Chan said in a research note that if the FOMC delivers a "slightly hawkish" hold, the dollar is likely to be supported. Their baseline assumes a hawkish-tilted hold in which the Fed keeps rates unchanged but underscores elevated inflation risks. That stance could bolster U.S. Treasury yields and the dollar and broadly weigh on Asian currencies. Continued Fed emphasis on keeping rates higher for longer would keep the risk balance tilted to

YONHAP: South Korea’s Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA) said on Tuesday it and Brazil’s space agency signed a memorandum of understanding to expand cooperation on launch-permit regulation, aerospace industry development and satellite data sharing. The MoU, a follow-up to the Korea‑Brazil summit in Seoul in February, is KASA’s first agreement with a Latin American country. Brazil, which operates the Alcântara launch center—one of the world’s closest launch sites to the equator—is identified as an important player in space transport.

Japan's foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi urged Iran to show maximum flexibility to quickly ease tensions and stressed the importance of continued U.S.-Iran negotiations. Motegi said issues should be addressed under a memorandum of understanding and that Japan will work to support relevant talks. Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian outlined the current state of U.S.-Iran relations and Iran's position during the call.