VT Markets https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html AUD/USD Slides as Middle East Tensions and US Inflation Data Loom, China Slowdown Weighs EUR/USD Slips Towards 1.1540 as Middle East Strains Lift Dollar Ahead of US CPI Japan PPI rises 6.3% in May, fuelling BoJ tightening bets and market volatility Japan PPI Surprise Fuels BoJ Tightening Bets, Raising Yen Upside and Nikkei Hedge Demand Gold slides to three-month low as Middle East tensions and higher US rate odds weigh Sterling Rally Stalls at 200-Day EMA as Markets Await US CPI and UK GDP USD/JPY revisits Japan’s intervention zone near 160.50 as CPI looms and rate gap bites Australian dollar slips as Hormuz tensions sap risk appetite; markets await US inflation data API data show US crude stocks plunge 9.1 million barrels, outpacing forecasts as demand rises USD/CHF Hits Nine-Week High Near 0.8000 as Risk Aversion Backs Dollar Upside Dollar steadies ahead of US CPI as Trump Iran claim lifts risk premium, gold slips Oil slides as Hormuz diplomacy hopes outweigh Trump’s Iran helicopter claim, keeping WTI range-bound Gold slides nearly 2% as Middle East tensions rise and traders brace for US CPI data Dollar Index pares losses as Iran deal headlines and US CPI loom, keeping rate bets firm Oil slips on reports US-Iran nuclear deal nears, raising prospects of Iranian supply returning Semiconductor index sell-off flags Elliott Wave correction before potential push towards 15,000 Gold hits March low as firmer dollar and hawkish Fed focus shift to US CPI US three-year Treasury auction yield jumps to 4.192%, fuelling hawkish Fed repricing bets PBoC Extends Gold Buying Streak as Price Pullback Tests Bullion’s Post-Rally Support Sterling steadies near three-week lows as markets await US CPI and weigh BoE-Fed divergence Home USD/JPY Holds Near 160.30 as Japan GDP Beats but Inflation Miss and US CPI Looms Sterling Rises as Dollar Steadies Ahead of US CPI, Middle East Tensions and Rate Outlooks Dow pares early gains as semi slump and CPI uncertainty sap risk appetite AUD/USD drifts towards 0.7040 as weak Australian sentiment offsets China’s trade beat EUR/USD Firmer as Middle East Tensions Ease, Oil Slides and ECB Hike Bets Build USD/CAD Near Two-Month High as BoC Decision and US CPI Loom, Geopolitics in Focus US 52-week Treasury bill yield climbs to 3.75% as higher-for-longer rate bets build Bank Indonesia’s reserves slip to $144.9bn as rupiah weakness drives intervention Sterling edges higher on risk appetite as Makerfield by-election looms, GBP/USD targets 1.3475 Rabobank warns Canada’s technical recession, trade deficit and inflation squeeze complicate Bank of Canada policy Surging Equity Issuance Raises Fears of Late-Cycle Supply Shock as Buybacks Fade and Positioning Stretches USD/CNH Near Multi-year Low as China Trade Surplus Swells and US Dollar Softens South Korea steps up won support as pension hedging expands amid persistent foreign equity outflows US wholesale inventories beat forecasts as stock build fuels slowdown fears, boosting dovish Fed bets US existing home sales beat forecasts, reinforcing higher-for-longer Fed stance and boosting dollar outlook US Existing Home Sales Jump 3.2% in May, Bolstering Higher-for-Longer Fed Rate Expectations Sterling climbs versus yen as BoJ tapering pause talk hits Japanese yields, boosts risk appetite USD/CAD Hovers Near Year-to-Date Highs as Markets Await Bank of Canada Decision Euro Drifts Lower on Dollar Strength as Hawkish ECB Limits Downside; Canada Sees 1.19 Year-End Nikkei Flags BoJ 25bp Rate Rise, Possible 2027 JGB Taper Pause to Steady Yen China’s AI-led export surge widens trade surplus as policymakers curb yuan appreciation Redbook Retail Growth Edges Higher, Fueling Hawkish Fed Bets and Shifting Market Positioning Bank Indonesia surprise rate rise reins in USD/IDR after record 18,190 high RBC’s Fan argues per-capita GDP shows Canada’s recovery despite weaker headline growth US goods trade deficit widens in April, fuelling dollar pressure and hedging demand across markets Canada Imports Rise to $72.44bn in April, Bolstering Hawkish Bank of Canada Outlook US trade deficit narrows to $55.9bn, underpinning dollar strength and hedging stance on equities BNP Paribas Sees Europe Re-rated as Safe Haven, Boosting Euro Appeal in Market Turbulence US private hiring slows late May, Dollar Index dips below 100 as traders weigh Fed outlook