VT Markets https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Home US Services PMI Misses Forecast, Signals Cooling Growth and Shifts Markets Towards Defensive Positioning Sterling-Yen hits 2008 high as yield gap fuels carry trades, intervention risk lingers AUD/USD tests 200-day moving average support as iron ore slides and US jobs bolster dollar OPEC+ Approves August Quota Rise, Pressuring Brent and WTI and Reinforcing Disinflation Bets Melbourne Institute inflation gauge sinks again, undermining market pricing for further RBA tightening Societe Generale sees US dollar uptrend resuming as growth, inflation and oil favour America through 2026 H2 Rupee Opens Lower as Dollar Firms, Oil Eases and FII Inflows Return Ahead of FOMC Minutes CEE currencies rebound on softer dollar as Hungary and Czech inflation loom; Poland seen dovish European disinflation shifts focus to fiscal risks as Poland deficit widens and NATO spending looms Eurozone Producer Prices Beat Forecast, Reinforcing Higher-for-Longer ECB Rate Expectations Eurozone retail sales rise 1.6% in May, focus shifts to June inflation and ECB decision Eurozone Producer Prices Rise 0.2% in May, Bolstering ECB Steady-Policy Outlook USD/JPY retreats from 162.80; focus shifts to 160.40 support as 165 looms on intervention risk Euro slips as dollar firms on risk-off mood despite upbeat German orders and Sentix gains RBC Sees BoC Q2 Business Survey Testing Oil Shock Inflation Views, CAD and Rate Cut Bets US futures climb as weak payrolls temper Fed hike odds ahead of ISM and minutes EUR/USD Holds in Tight Range as Traders Eye 1.1470 Resistance and 1.1370 Support Gold steadies below two-week high as Hormuz tensions lift dollar, central bank buying supports Markets await services PMIs to test Fed outlook after soft US payrolls and easing inflation Australian dollar slips on softer data as RBA pause bets grow, putting AUD/USD under pressure GBP/JPY Near Multi-Year High as Yield Gap, Japan Fiscal Strains and Oil Risks Weigh on Yen AUD/USD pauses after surge as UOB expects consolidation, with RBA and Fed signals mixed Brent slides after weekly gain as OPEC+ adds supply and Iran eyes Hormuz transit fees BNY Sees RBNZ Raising OCR to 2.50% as Markets Watch Guidance for Hawkish Bias USD/CAD steadies near 1.4215 as dollar firms, oil gains temper upside outlook Commerzbank: Dollar strength, shifting rate bets drive EUR/USD dip as markets underprice ECB hikes German factory orders jump 6.2% in May, boosting DAX outlook and lifting euro prospects German Factory Orders Beat Forecasts, Bolstering Euro Outlook as ECB Stays Hawkish German factory orders beat forecasts, boosting DAX and euro as ECB rate-cut bets ease EUR/USD slips as Dollar firms; markets await June FOMC minutes amid softer Eurozone inflation USD/JPY rebounds towards 162 as intervention risk rises, while rate gap keeps yen under pressure Philippines Gold Prices Slip as Strong Dollar Offsets Central Bank Buying Support Singapore retail sales growth slows to 3% in May, fuelling softer consumer demand outlook Singapore retail sales slip 2.3% in May, fuelling growth worries and Singapore dollar pressure US 10-Year Yield Edges Lower Ahead of Fed Minutes UAE gold prices edge lower as macro tailwinds and central bank demand underpin outlook Pakistan gold prices ease as firmer dollar and Fed rate outlook offset central bank buying India gold prices edge lower as rupee conversion data tracks global pullback and central bank demand Malaysia gold prices edge lower as investors weigh Fed rate-cut outlook and central bank demand July Futures Rollover Announcement – Jul 06 ,2026 Brent Hovers Near Multi-Month Lows as OPEC+ Raises Quotas EUR/JPY firms near 185 as triangle formation points to breakout amid ECB-BOJ policy divergence AUD/USD slips as Hormuz tensions lift dollar, pair capped at 0.6950 Fibonacci resistance USD/CAD Holds Near 1.4210 as Hawkish Fed Bets Clash With Oil Market Volatility WTI Holds Near Four-Month Lows as OPEC+ Output Rises and Iran Waiver Looms ECB’s Moulin Says Bank in ‘Good Position’ as Markets Weigh Possible July Rate Pause OPEC+ August Output Increase Seen Capping Crude, Prompting Options and WTI-Brent Spread Trades NZD/USD slips as commodity prices fall, Fed hike bets firm and RBNZ decision looms Week Ahead: FOMC Minutes in Focus