VT Markets https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Home Sterling pares gains as resilient US data and Middle East tensions lift dollar, weigh on risk appetite WTI slips below 50-day EMA as Houthi threats and US-Iran clashes lift risk premium Gold slips below $4,100 as Middle East tensions lift oil while Treasury yields rebound US four-week Treasury bill auction yield rises to 3.66%, hinting at tighter short-term funding Swiss franc slips as US dollar rebounds on Fed hike bets and SNB intervention risk AUD/USD Holds Above 0.7000 as Mixed US Data Weighs on Dollar, RSI Near Overbought USD/CAD holds steady as Bank of Canada turns cautious, with bearish momentum building for the loonie Brzeski sees ECB holding rates as oil rise revives risk of surprise July hike UK May GDP edges up 0.1% as services rebound, bolstering sterling and Bank Rate hike bets Canadian dollar consolidates as Bank of Canada turns neutral and USD/CAD hovers near 1.4000 Middle East Tensions Rekindle Eurozone Inflation Risks, Leaving ECB Rate-Cut Hopes on Shaky Ground US Business Inventories Rise 0.3% in May, Reinforcing Steady Demand and Range-Bound Markets US Pending Home Sales Slump Raises Rate-Cut Bets, Pressures Homebuilders and Boosts Volatility Hedges UK GDP Edges Up in May but TD Securities Warns Underlying Q2 Growth Near Flatline EUR/USD slips as dollar steadies; oil surge and rate-hike bets keep markets on edge USD/CAD Slips Towards 1.4000 as Fed Easing Bets Offset US Data, Middle East Tensions Bank of Korea hike to 2.75% shifts focus to August move as data steer rates Navarro calls for tougher curbs on Chinese automakers as investors hedge Europe auto and AI risks Russia’s Central Bank Reserves Edge Up to $722.4bn, Up $0.7bn from Previous Reading Pound and gilts rise on Chancellor speculation, but OCBC sees EUR/GBP rebounding towards 0.87 GBP/JPY slips from 2007 high as sterling steadies and yen intervention risk looms US Retail Sales Rise 0.2% in June as Consumer Spending Stays Resilient, Dollar Steady US retail sales growth cools in June, fuelling rate-cut bets and defensive positioning US continuing jobless claims undershoot forecasts, keeping Fed rate-cut bets in check US ex-autos retail sales fall 0.2% in June, bolstering bets on faster Fed cuts Philadelphia Fed Survey Jumps in July, Fuelling Rate Repricing, Yield-Curve Bets and Dollar Strength US jobless claims four-week average falls to 214,250, fuelling expectations of Fed rate volatility US jobless claims undershoot forecasts, reinforcing labour resilience and bolstering higher-for-longer rate expectations US dollar steadies near one-month low as softer inflation shifts Fed rate expectations BoC’s balanced hold at 2.25% dampens loonie volatility as TD eyes USD/CAD below 1.40 USD/CAD steadies as softer US inflation and BoC hold temper Canada tightening bets Euro slips near 1.1460 as dollar steadies on oil-led inflation fears and US retail sales ahead USD/JPY edges lower as range trading dominates; upside bias holds above 21-day EMA TD Securities Flags Flat June Retail Sales, Softer PPI and Downside Risks for the US Dollar GBP/USD slips from two-month high as oil, geopolitics lift dollar; sterling buoyed by UK fiscal stance WTI holds near $79 as Hormuz disruption fears and Washington’s Iran stance lift volatility outlook Spain’s 30-year bond yield rises to 4.286%, lifting long-term funding costs as spreads widen Gold slides below $4,050 as oil-driven inflation risks bolster dollar and rate-hike bets BoE’s Breeden says Middle East shock unlikely to entrench inflation as sterling slips Dollar Index drifts towards 100 as softer US inflation data bolsters Fed pause bets USD/CHF Holds Near 0.8060 as Fed Hike Bets Ease and Safe-Haven Flows Support AMD rally nears wave III peak, leaving room for wave IV pullback before broader uptrend resumes SNB minutes signal steady policy as Swiss franc strength keeps intervention risk on the table Commerzbank Sees USD/CAD Downside Hinging on US Dollar Weakness as BoC Stays on Hold US stock futures edge lower as Middle East tensions lift oil ahead of retail sales, earnings EUR/USD Eyes 1.1500 Breakout as Softer US Inflation Weighs on Dollar, ECB Stays Hawkish PayPal Takeover Bid Tests Its Turnaround New Products Launch – Jul 16 ,2026 Sterling Holds Firm as UK GDP Rebounds, Output Falls and Focus Turns to Jobs, Inflation