VT Markets https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Canada GDP beats forecasts as energy rebound lifts Q2 growth outlook amid tariffs and housing risks Home Sterling and dollar slip as yen surges, stoking intervention speculation and driving options volatility higher EUR/GBP Breaks Below 0.8600 as Sterling Shorts Unwind, Focus Turns to UK Fiscal Risks USD/CAD holds near 1.4200 ahead of US payrolls, softer oil and hawkish Fed rhetoric France’s May Budget Deficit Widens to €93.3bn, Raising Pressure on OAT Yields and Risk Assets Markets see 50% chance of further RBA hike as housing slump and easing inflation temper outlook Swiss CPI Cools to 0.5% as Markets Weigh Further SNB Rate Cuts, USD/CHF Steady Swiss inflation holds at 0.5% as steady prices bolster dovish SNB view and weigh on franc Swiss June CPI Flat Misses Forecast, Bolstering SNB Rate-Cut Bets and Pressuring Franc UAE Gold Prices Edge Higher as Central Bank Buying Supports Safe-Haven Demand Japan Signals Stealth Yen Support Strategy as Officials Target Speculators Over Specific Levels S&P 500 Slips as Chip Sell-Off Tests AI Rally NZD/USD Holds Near One-Week High as Markets Await US Payrolls and Fed Rate Signals AUD/USD Holds Near 0.6900 as Australia Trade Deficit Weighs, US Jobs Data Looms Australia trade balance flips to A$3bn deficit, pushing Aussie dollar lower on export slump Australia’s trade balance swings to A$3.02bn deficit, raising pressure on AUD and equities Australian exports slide 6.9% in May, weighing on Aussie dollar and miners as China demand cools Australia’s May Import Surge Fuels Bets on Hawkish RBA and Stronger Australian Dollar USDX Holds Near 101.4 Ahead of US Jobs Report Japan Monetary Base Slumps 13.7% in June, Fueling Yen Strength and Higher JGB Yields Foreign flows into Japanese equities swing from ¥479bn inflow to slight net outflow by 26 June Gold rebounds from seven-month low as Warsh eases rate fears ahead of US jobs data Pound Rally Falters Near 1.34 as BoE Speakers and US Jobs Data Loom USD/JPY Hits Multi-Decade Highs as Fed-BoJ Rate Gap Widens, Intervention Risk Builds Ahead of Payrolls Sterling Extends Gains Versus Yen as Rate Spread Lifts GBP/JPY Despite Intervention Threats USD/CNH Slides Below 6.7900 as UOB Shifts to Consolidation, Sees 6.7750–6.8080 Range Banxico survey shows lower end-2026 inflation forecast as growth expectations steady and peso seen softer Dollar steadies on higher yields as softer ADP tempers ahead of jobs report, euro slips USD/KRW Set for Range Trading as 1561 Caps Gains Ahead of US Payrolls Mexican peso slips as USMCA doubts lift trade-risk premium and underpin firmer US dollar Macklem Flags Soft Canadian Economy as Inflation Stays Above Target, Keeping Rate-Cut Bets in Check Commerzbank Sees Thai Baht Range-Bound as BoT Holds Rates, Trade Deficit Narrows China PMI Upside Tempers PBOC Easing Bets, Pressuring CNH and China Equity Option Volatility USD/SGD Consolidates in Tight Range as Fed and MAS Policy Outlooks Anchor Pair Dollar Index Holds Near One-Year High as Soft Data Meets Fed Hike Bets Ahead of Payrolls Gold near $4,100 as mixed US data offsets firm dollar ahead of non-farm payrolls Gold rebounds towards $4,083 as jobs data cools, markets brace for US payrolls test Dollar-Yen Holds Near 162.50 as US Data Softens and Japan Intervention Risk Looms Sterling Edges Higher as Softer US Data Offsets Fed Hawkishness and UK Political Uncertainty WTI slides towards pre-conflict levels as Hormuz flows recover and OPEC+ hike looms Dow hits 52,500 as Alphabet reshapes price-weighted index, while soft data puts payrolls in focus Russia’s unemployment dips to 2.1% as labour shortages keep Bank of Russia rates elevated Sterling Rises as Soft US Jobs Data Temper Dollar, Markets Look to Nonfarm Payrolls Warsh flags easing inflation risks but keeps Fed focused on 2% target, markets steady AUD/USD hovers near 0.6900 as mixed US data shifts focus to jobs and Aussie trade balance EUR/USD pares losses as soft US data and Warsh comments weigh on the dollar ahead of NFP Banco de la República’s surprise 75bp hike to 12% lifts terminal-rate bets and flattens curve India’s GDP Growth Eases as DBS Nowcast Sees Further Cooling, Raising Hedge and Volatility Focus Warsh ditches forward guidance, stresses 2% inflation target and AI review as markets turn data-led