VT Markets https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Sterling Steadies as UK Inflation Cools, Middle East Tensions and Fiscal Doubts Weigh on Pound Sterling Holds Near 1.3380 as UK Inflation Eases and Rate Bets Focus on BoE, Fed Russia PPI accelerates to 10.5% in June, fuelling rate hike expectations and rattling rouble traders Russia’s June PPI slips 0.1%, fuelling expectations of easing bias from central bank Russia’s June Industrial Output Beats Forecast, Backing Rouble and Keeping Rate-Hike Bets Alive Colombian peso rally, driven by carry trade, faces reversal risks as fiscal strains mount FTSE 100 Hits Five-Month High as Oil Holds Firm and Markets Rotate Ahead of Alphabet Earnings USD/CAD edges lower as oil firms, dollar softens ahead of Fed meeting and tariff risks NZD/USD slips as US-Iran tensions boost Dollar, despite firmer New Zealand inflation and hawkish RBNZ signals Standard Chartered sees July Politburo prioritising fiscal execution over fresh stimulus, with monetary policy ancillary AUD/USD steadies near 0.7000 as dollar eases; markets eye Australian jobs data amid tensions Yen Surrenders Gains as BoJ Hawkish Talk and Middle East Tensions Keep USD/JPY Near 163 Dollar/yen breaks above 163 as Japan warns on intervention and US yields rise on tariffs EIA Reports Surprise US Crude Stock Build, Prompting Bearish Options Bias for WTI BoJ’s gradual hikes and bond-buying taper shift focus to JGB volatility, yen strength risks BoJ’s gradual hikes and bond-buying taper shift focus to JGB volatility, yen strength risks TD Securities sees modest Q3 US dollar lift before H2 2026 slide, Fed on hold EUR/USD steadies near 1.1415 as Middle East tensions, energy surge and ECB meeting curb gains Oil Rally on US–Iran Tensions Stokes Inflation Fears as Equities Falter and Dollar Eyes 103 Bank of Japan Seen Open to Earlier Rate Hike as Yen Weakness Lifts Inflation Risks Trump Warns Iran Over Hormuz Threats as Oil Hits June High and Dollar Whipsaws Brent Crude Eyes $120 as Middle East Supply Risks and Bullish Technical Signals Lift Outlook WTI Climbs Towards $88 as Middle East Tensions Disrupt Hormuz and Red Sea Oil Flows Safe-haven rally lifts gold and crude as dollar slips, while equity futures and Treasuries weaken RBI steps in to shore up rupee as Brent above $95 threatens external balances and volatility Gold hits two-week high as Middle East strikes and Fed hike bets lift inflation fears South Korean Won Crypto Trading Slumps as Retail Rotates into Surging KOSPI Equity Market Oil surge and US tariff threats rattle markets as dollar mixed, yields firmer and gold jumps EUR/USD Holds Firm as Energy Prices Rise and Markets Tilt Towards More ECB Tightening US mortgage applications rebound 1.9%, signalling resilient housing demand and higher-for-longer rate risks US stocks rally as tech leads, while Treasury yields rise and markets brace for SPCX catalysts Gold rebounds as semiconductor unwind and central-bank demand lift bullion towards 200-day moving average resistance Semiconductor stocks rebound ahead of Alphabet, Intel and Texas Instruments results as AI capex scrutiny grows MUFG Warns Tariff Shift May Lift FX Volatility, With USD/Asia Seen Most Vulnerable Brent Hits $94 as Iran Tensions and Red Sea Shipping Risks Lift Oil, Test Equities USD/CHF Slides as US-Iran Tensions Lift Dollar and Raise Red Sea Energy Supply Concerns European stocks firm as UK inflation cools, oil jumps on Iran strikes, tech capex in focus Sterling Slides Below $1.34 on Fiscal Flexibility Talk as CPI Mix Clouds BoE Outlook Brent Seen Undervalued as Middle East and Black Sea Disruptions Threaten August Supply Squeeze Asian tech rally fades as Nasdaq futures slide ahead of Alphabet results and oil-driven yield rise UK DCLG house price growth slows to 2.7% in May, fuelling easing bets and sterling pressure Yen and franc slide as risk appetite lifts dollar, with USD/JPY seen nearing 165 Yen rebounds as report flags faster BoJ tightening and intervention risk ahead of CPI and meeting Sterling slides as Burnham’s cost-of-living pledges revive debt concerns and drive volatility US equities rise as Treasury yields hit multi-year real highs, chip shares lift benchmarks EUR/GBP rises as softer UK inflation dents sterling; focus turns to ECB rate decision UK CPI Eases to 2.6% as Sticky Core Inflation Keeps BoE on Hawkish Hold UK CPI edges up 0.1% in June, easing pressure on Bank of England as cut bets build Dividend Adjustment Notice – Jul 22 ,2026 Home