VT Markets https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html TD Securities says China’s Q1 GDP hit 5.0% yearly, export-led, yet demand remained weak overall After Netflix missed Wall Street’s first-quarter EPS forecast by 8%, its shares plunged over 9% in late trading Gold Steady as Softer Dollar Offsets Iran Truce Silver slips 0.30%, rejected near $81 resistance; dollar rebounds, leaving XAG/USD around $78.73 after $80.86 high VT Markets Deposit and Withdrawal Guide BNY’s Geoff Yu says Korea, Taiwan and Japan now supply US surpluses as China’s exports drop Amid geopolitical uncertainty, the US Dollar stays firm near 98.20 as Hormuz disruptions continue despite ceasefire reports Danske Research reports GDP and industrial output beat forecasts, yet retail sales lagged and unemployment rose slightly Commerzbank’s Michael Pfister says war-fuelled moves lifted G10 and EM carry trades, boosting Real and Peso gains As the US Dollar stabilises, AUD/USD retreats, ending its three-session rise amid oil and geopolitical concerns Gold edges down as reduced Middle East tensions lift the US Dollar, limiting safe-haven demand Outside the White House, Trump told reporters the US was nearing an agreement with Iran amid tensions Standard Chartered economists Madhur Jha and Ethan Lester evaluate how Middle East conflict risks may influence global remittance flows Gold stays range-bound as traders await clearer US-Iran talks, with oil-led inflation limiting upside gains Deutsche Bank economists warn Middle East conflict-driven oil and gas price rises threaten Germany’s economic recovery Traders monitor PepsiCo’s earnings, watching two resistance levels, as its household snack and beverage brands dominate GBP/USD slips 0.17% as strong US jobs data outweighs UK GDP, despite upbeat risk sentiment The DJIA rose 90 points, topping 48,500, as ceasefire optimism boosted Wall Street’s weekly rally WTI crude rose 2.5% to around $90.45, as Hormuz disruption eased US-Iran peace hopes GBP/USD falls 0.17% as robust US employment figures eclipse UK GDP, despite upbeat peace-deal optimism USD/CAD remains under pressure as high oil supports the Canadian dollar, with US-Iran talks watched Without fresh updates, the equity rally weakens, relying on US–Iran talks, IG’s Chris Beauchamp says Trump announced via Truth Social that Israel and Lebanon will begin a ten-day ceasefire at 5pm ET At the US four-week bill auction, yields increased from 3.56% previously to 3.595% USD/JPY rises towards 159.20 as Middle East tensions and central bank divergence bolster the US Dollar During a Washington, DC policy discussion, Fed’s Stephen Miran backed three or possibly four cuts this year EUR/USD slips to 1.1770 as the US Dollar rebounds, ending an eight-session winning streak James Smith expects UK rates unchanged until 2026; growth slows as inflation nears 4%, wages fall Colombia’s annual retail sales rose 10.9%, exceeding forecasts of 9.8%, reported for February DBS’s Radhika Rao says India’s post-conflict data shows rising wholesale inflation, CPI edging up, with WPI climbing further Williams said rates suit a riskier economy, as Middle East conflict affects prices and commodity availability BNP Paribas says Latin American central banks diverge: Chile, Peru pause easing; Mexico might cut once more if tensions ease They reported EIA natural gas storage rose 59B, beating April forecasts of 55B in the United States USD/CHF rises to 0.7828 as the Dollar rebounds, weighing on the Franc amid mixed US data Standard Chartered economists report China’s first-quarter GDP rose 5.0% annually, beating forecasts, helped by exports and investment rebound Silver slips to around $78.60, down 0.49%, as Fed caution and US-Iran talks curb demand UK NIESR’s three-month GDP estimate rose to 0.6%, up from the prior 0.3% reading After rising 21% in twelve days, NVIDIA approaches a gap-fill as AI chip leader worldwide Japanese equities hit record highs, yet overseas allocations and yen hedges lag, keeping JPY under pressure ING’s Patterson and Manthey say oil dips on ceasefire hopes, while Hormuz disruptions tighten supply conditions US industrial output fell 0.5% month-on-month, undershooting the 0.1% rise expected in March US capacity utilisation came in at 75.7% in March, undershooting forecasts of 76.3% for the month In March, US monthly industrial output rose 0.2%, surpassing forecasts of 0.1% by economists BBH’s Elias Haddad says equities hit records while the dollar rebounds, outweighing IMF’s weaker growth outlook Standard Chartered expects the BSP to hold 4.25% in April, delivering a 25bp rise in June Williams expects inflation at 2.75–3% this year as energy costs rise and supply disruptions emerge Netflix shares display an unfinished bullish Elliott Wave pattern, implying further gains towards 115.00–130.00 before completion Rabobank’s Jane Foley says AUD leads G10 year-to-date as hawkish RBA policy bets lift AUD/USD US initial jobless claims’ four-week average rose to 209.75K in April, from 209.5K previously VT Markets – Reliable Forex & CFD Broker | VT Markets