VT Markets https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Canada trade surplus hits four-year high as record exports lift growth and support loonie WTI climbs towards $73 as Hormuz tensions lift supply risk and oil volatility index jumps Dollar demand on Middle East tensions lifts USD/JPY near 40-year highs, oil surge weighs on yen Rabobank Sees Sterling Support from Sticky Inflation, but Politics and Debt Could Lift EUR/GBP to 0.87 ING sees Le Pen bid largely priced in, euro downside risks linger; EUR/SEK to ease later in year RBNZ Restarts Rate-Hike Cycle, Signals Further Tightening as Kiwi Rally Fades on Geopolitics NBP seen holding rates at 3.75% as inflation risks weigh on zloty and cut bets AUD/USD slides as Iran ceasefire talks collapse, boosting dollar demand ahead of Fed minutes Canadian dollar firms as oil rally lifts loonie, with jobs data and Fed minutes in focus Gold slips towards $4,050 as dollar strengthens on US-Iran tensions and higher Treasury yields BNY iFlow Flags Inflation-Biased US Equity Positioning Despite Falling Breakevens Germany’s 10-year Bund auction yield rises to 3.09%, lifting sovereign borrowing costs EUR/USD slips towards 1.1400 as Iran tensions lift dollar ahead of Fed minutes WTI jumps to two-week high as Trump Iran memo lapse revives Hormuz supply fears MUFG Warns June FOMC Minutes Are Dated as Softer Data and Cheaper Oil Sap Hawkishness Australian dollar slips as Trump flags Iran ceasefire talks end, risk-off mood lifts US dollar Rabobank’s Every weighs ‘profit dollar’ thesis against geopolitics as Fed minutes loom Gold holds above $4,100 as dollar eases ahead of FOMC minutes, oil-driven inflation fears cap gains Poland’s Central Bank Seen Holding at 3.75% as Disinflation Shifts Focus to Cuts Risk Appetite Falters as Hormuz Tensions Lift Oil; RBNZ Hike Boosts Kiwi Ahead of Fed Minutes Penguin Solutions beats forecasts again as revenue jumps and shares surge 246% year to date USD/JPY steadies after surge as US CPI lifts dollar, with 163.00 resistance capping gains GBP/USD retreats from 1.3410 as US data bolsters dollar, raising correction risks Oil holds security premium as US-Iran tensions lift yields; OCBC stays bullish on Brent trajectory Dollar extends gains against yen on Middle East tension as dovish Bank of Japan caps yen appeal AI fuels US small-business formation, boosting start-up churn and reshaping hiring patterns beyond tech EUR/USD loses upside momentum, shifts to range trading as volatility sinks and options sellers eye premiums Sweden industrial output growth slows in May, raising pressure on krona and Riksbank outlook Sweden Industrial Output Growth Cools in May, Raising SEK and Equity Headwinds Swedish Industrial Output Growth Slows in May, Clouding Krona and Rate Outlook UAE gold prices edge higher as Fed rate-cut bets, dollar softness and safe-haven demand underpin bullion Pakistan gold prices rise as weaker dollar and central bank buying bolster bullion demand Crude Oil Rises as Iran Sanctions Renew Hormuz Supply Risks GDX Bear Trend Seen Extending as Strong Dollar and Fed Stance Keep Pressure on Miners India gold prices rise as weaker US dollar and central bank buying bolster safe-haven demand GBP/USD Dips as Iran Strikes Lift Dollar; Fed Minutes and UK Leadership Race in Focus RBNZ Holds Cash Rate at 2.5% as Investors Eye Guidance and NZD Options Opportunities USD/CAD hovers near 1.4200 as Fed minutes and Iran tensions lift dollar, oil supports loonie Japan’s BOP trade surplus shrinks to ¥6.9bn in May, signalling renewed pressure on the yen Japan bank lending growth slows to 5.7% in June, bolstering cautious Bank of Japan outlook Japan’s May Current Account Surplus Miss Adds Pressure on Yen as USD/JPY Bulls Eye 168 Gold slips towards $4,100 as US-Iran Hormuz clashes lift oil inflation fears; Fed minutes awaited Institutional Outflows Deepen South Korea Tech Rout as Taiwan Selling Stays More Measured Brent nears $76 as US strikes Iran and revokes oil licence amid Hormuz shipping fears US Treasury revokes Iran oil waiver after Hormuz attacks, lifting Brent and WTI 5% EUR/USD slides as Hormuz tensions lift dollar, leaving markets eyeing ECB bets and Fed minutes GBP/JPY slips from multi-year peak as yen firms and intervention concerns temper bullish momentum NZD/USD Edges Lower Ahead of RBNZ Rate Call as Fed Caution Keeps Dollar Supported Sterling Rally Stalls as Hormuz Attacks Spur Dollar Demand, Focus Shifts to Fed Minutes Home