VT Markets https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Sterling Slips as Gulf Tensions Lift Oil and Dollar; US Data Outpaces Weak UK Services PMI Sterling Drifts Lower as GBP/USD Stays Range-Bound Ahead of Bank of England Rate Decision USD/JPY Nears 160 as Intervention Risk Rises and BOJ Rate-Hike Bets Build Gold tops US Treasuries in official reserves as central banks pivot amid geopolitical uncertainty Dollar gains on higher US yields and tariff threats as risk-off flows favour safe-haven greenback AUD/USD slides as soft Australian GDP and jobs clash with firmer US services and payrolls Canadian Dollar Stays Soft as Rate Gap Keeps USD/CAD Elevated, Upside Seen Capped in Mid-1.38s SpaceX IPO Talk Pitches Scarcity Premium as $1.75tn Valuation Stretches Conventional Metrics EIA data show US crude stocks plunge nearly 8 million barrels, boosting WTI bullish bets Gold slides as robust US data and Middle East tensions lift dollar, cementing higher-for-longer rates Dollar-yen returns to 160 as record Japan intervention fades, BoJ hike bets intensify New York Fed’s Williams flags energy-led inflation as rates stay steady and dollar edges higher USD/CHF holds near 0.7900 as firm US jobs data and Middle East tensions lift dollar US ISM services PMI beats forecasts as prices strengthen and employment contracts, challenging Fed easing hopes Eurozone Real Rates Edge Higher as Fiscal Expansion and Bond Supply Lift Long-Term Yields ISM services new orders jump signals robust US demand, challenging Fed rate-cut expectations US ISM Services Prices Surge, Challenging Fed Rate-Cut Bets, Lifting Yields, Dollar and Volatility ISM Services Employment Slips Further Below 50, Bolstering Bets on Fed Rate Cuts US Factory Orders Beat Forecasts, Raising Prospects of Higher-for-longer Fed Rates US Dollar Holds Firm as Services PMI Softens and Middle East Tensions Dent Risk Appetite Gold hampered by tariff and Iran risks as hawkish Fed outlook threatens CTA selling trigger at $4,470 US Composite PMI undershoot fuels rate-cut bets, prompting hedges and softer dollar outlook Australia GDP growth slows to 0.3% as cyclone disruptions and weak demand dim RBA outlook GBP/JPY slips as Tokyo warns on intervention, but rate gap keeps sterling underpinned WTI nears $94 as Middle East tensions and US inventory draw widen oil supply fears USD/JPY Holds Near 160 as Japan Warns on Volatility, BoJ Hike Bets Lift Intervention Risk RBA set to hold cash rate at 4.35% as growth slows and inflation stays sticky Brazil Industrial Output Beats Forecasts, Clouding Rate-Cut Outlook and Supporting the Real Brazil Industrial Output Beats Forecasts, Bolstering Real and Ibovespa as Rate Cut Odds Fade Eurozone Prices Stagflation Risk as US-Iran Tensions Raise ECB Hike Odds and Boost Euro TD Securities sees ISM services rising as Iran-linked supply strains lift prices and dollar bids New Zealand dollar extends slide below 0.5900 as Middle East tensions lift US dollar UK credit strength and front-end yields bolster Bank of England tightening bias, underpinning sterling Yen jumps as officials warn on currency, fuelling intervention speculation and volatility repricing EUR/DKK hits record high as Denmark’s central bank stays patient, likely to cap further gains Societe Generale flags USD/ZAR range as 16.12 support holds, 16.92 caps rebound Gold slips below $4,450 as oil-led inflation fears lift dollar and rate-hike bets Eurozone Producer Prices Accelerate, Tempering ECB Cut Bets and Supporting Euro Yen rebounds from five-week lows as Tokyo signals readiness to counter disorderly weakness UK Composite PMI Beats Forecast but Remains in Contraction, Bolstering Sterling and Volatility Bets UK Services PMI Beats Forecast but Stays Below 50, Complicating Bank of England Outlook USD/IDR hits record near 18,037 as Middle East tensions and Fed outlook lift dollar demand Australia Q1 GDP Matches RBA, but Data Centre Investment Masks Weak Demand and Falling Productivity Eurozone Composite PMI Beats Forecast but Stays in Contraction, Supporting Cautious ECB Rate Outlook Eurozone Services PMI Beats Forecast but Stays in Contraction, Bolstering ECB Rate-Cut Bets Trade Gold: XAUUSD Slips Below $4,500 Ahead Of US Jobs Data S&P 500 Hits Fresh Record as Nine-Day Rally Nears Longest Run Since 1995 Spain’s Services PMI Edges into Growth, Boosting IBEX and Offering Modest Euro Support GBP/USD stays range-bound as downside pressure builds; 1.3430 in focus, 1.3300 key break level VT Markets – Reliable Forex & CFD Broker | VT Markets