VT Markets https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Australia Q1 operating profits fall 1.3%, fuelling dovish RBA bets, ASX downside and weaker Aussie Australia building approvals slump 3.4% in April, denting housing pipeline and tempering RBA hike bets USD/JPY Holds Near 160 as Middle East Tensions and Intervention Risk Temper Dollar Gains WTI slips as Hormuz blockade fears collide with weak China demand signals EUR/USD holds above 1.1600 as Iran risks lift dollar demand ahead of Eurozone HICP Ireland’s AIB Manufacturing PMI Rises to 55.9, Boosting Growth and Euro Outlook Trump Sees Iran Deal Within Week as Hormuz Tensions Lift WTI and Volatility Outlook HSBC Flags China Onshore-Outshore Equity Split as A-Shares Ride AI Supply Chain Strength in 2026 Gold dips below $4,500 as Hormuz tensions lift oil and firm Fed hike bets South Korea May CPI Surprise Challenges Bank of Korea Rate-Cut Bets, Lifts Won Outlook South Korea Inflation Surprise Bolsters Bank of Korea Hawkish Bias, Supports Won and Pressures KOSPI 200 Australian dollar dips as Middle East tensions and firm US data lift greenback, oil prices Commerzbank Sees Yen Sell-off Overdone as Japan Budget Spurs Volatility Opportunities Sterling drifts as UK diary empties, GBP/USD set to track US data ahead of payrolls New Zealand dollar slides as US dollar strength offsets RBNZ hawkishness ahead of key jobs data USD/JPY nears 160 again as yield gap and oil keep yen under pressure, intervention risk rises BNP Paribas Sees China Growth Peaking, K-Shaped Split to Drive Sector and Derivative Plays USD/CHF Eyes 0.7900 Break as Policy Divergence and Bullish Signals Bolster Dollar BoE and ECB Rate Paths Whipsaw on Oil Shock as Wider Market Volatility Stays Low Turkish Assets Steady as CBRT Holds Rates at 50% Despite Political Noise and Costlier Oil Brazil Q1 Growth Lifted by Stimulus as Inflation Rises, USD/BRL Upside in Focus Ahead of BCB Decision Canadian dollar slips as Middle East tensions lift US dollar and rate divergence weighs on loonie Trump’s Iran Signals and Hormuz Risk Drive WTI Volatility as Traders Turn to Options Strategies AUD/USD Steadies Near 0.7160 as Strong US Data and Commodity Weakness Pressure Aussie BBH sees NBP holding at 3.75%, inflation easing and USD/PLN rangebound near 3.60–3.70 VT Markets – Reliable Forex & CFD Broker | VT Markets Japan Faces 2026 Growth Slowdown as BoJ Tightening Continues and Yen Stabilises Near 160 US equities steady as Iran threatens Hormuz closure, oil jumps and tech offsets Dow losses Gold slips below $4,500 as firmer dollar and oil-driven inflation fears weigh on bullion Sterling Holds Near 1.3450 as Middle East Tensions Lift Dollar and BoE Stays Dovish Sterling Holds Near 1.3450 as Iran Tensions Lift Dollar and Traders Eye BoE, US Payrolls NZD/USD slips towards 0.5930 as safe-haven dollar demand rises amid Middle East tensions EUR/USD slips as Middle East tensions lift dollar and oil, fuelling Fed hawkish bets Markets price ECB June rate rise as focus turns to forward guidance and euro direction USD/JPY nears 160 as strong US manufacturing lifts dollar, intervention risk and NFP awaited Poland’s central bank set to hold rates at 3.75% as inflation cools and growth slows TD Securities sees oil market deficits through summer despite Hormuz reopening, July shortfall peaking BNP Paribas sees US growth outpacing potential, inflation sticky as euro climbs to 1.21 USD/CHF climbs as US-Iran talks stall, oil rises and Fed-SNB policy gap widens Commerzbank Sees Yen Under Pressure as Hormuz Closure Lifts Oil Prices and Widens Rate Gaps ECB officials step up June hike signals as Nordea warns markets underprice broader tightening cycle US ISM Manufacturing PMI Rises to 54, Strengthening Dollar and Complicating Fed Rate-Cut Outlook RBI Seen Holding Rates at 5.25% as Markets Brace for Hawkish Tilt to Support Rupee US Construction Spending Beats Forecast, Challenging September Fed Cut Bets and Supporting Stronger Dollar US ISM manufacturing new orders rise in May, bolstering demand and challenging Fed cut bets US factory jobs gauge improves in May, easing rate-cut bets and lifting dollar outlook US ISM Manufacturing PMI beats forecasts, bolstering higher-for-longer Fed outlook and stronger dollar case US ISM Prices Paid Misses Forecast, Easing Fed Hike Odds and Lifting Risk Assets Bailey Remarks and Softer Oil Cool BoE Hike Bets as Sterling Holds Ground Against Dollar US Manufacturing PMI Misses Forecast as Fed Rate-Hike Odds Ease and Hedging Demand Builds