VT Markets https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html VT Markets – Reliable Forex & CFD Broker | VT Markets Dollar firms as Powell defends Fed independence amid rising yields and cautious risk sentiment US equities hover at record highs as payrolls loom; Berkshire bid lifts homebuilders amid cooling momentum Rupee steadies as RBI defends 95 ahead of policy call; dividend transfer leaves yields flat Brent Crude Whipsaws on US-Iran Deal Hopes as Options Volatility Surges Dollar steady as US-Iran talks and heavy data test Fed outlook under potential Chair Warsh Gold slips below $4,500 as firmer dollar and hawkish Fed curb safe-haven demand UK Manufacturing PMI Rises to 53.9 in May, Bolstering Sterling and Weighing on Gilts Eurozone Private Loans Rise 3% in April, Reinforcing Steady Credit Growth as ECB Holds Course Eurozone factory PMI beats forecasts, bolstering Euro and equities as Bund yields edge higher Eurozone M3 Misses Forecast as Soft Inflation Fuels Rate-Cut Bets, Weighing on Euro WTI climbs above $89 as Middle East tensions and Hormuz disruption stoke supply fears Rabobank Pushes First Fed Cut to October 2026 as Inflation and Oil Prices Stay Elevated Germany’s Manufacturing PMI Returns to Expansion, Lifting Outlook for DAX, Euro and Bund Yields Austrian unemployment falls in May, lifting ATX outlook as ECB rate-cut bets recede Austria unemployment eases to 7.1% in May, reinforcing domestic recovery and hawkish ECB pricing Markets shrug off Middle East tensions as investors eye ISM data and seek volatility hedges Spain’s manufacturing PMI misses forecast, raising eurozone growth doubts and tempering ECB tightening expectations AUD/USD slips below 0.7200 as Middle East tensions lift dollar and curb RBA hike bets Swiss GDP Growth Slows to 0.5% as Investors Eye Potential SNB Rate Cut EUR/USD Holds Near 1.1650 as Oil Slide and Rate Divergence Keep Focus on ECB Cut German retail sales fall in April, reinforcing weak consumer demand and bolstering expectations of ECB cut German Retail Sales Fall Slows in April, Supporting DAX and Euro Outlook German Retail Sales Dip Less Than Expected as Weak Demand Weighs on DAX and Euro Philippines Gold Prices Ease as Central Bank Buying and Fed Outlook Remain in Focus UAE Gold Prices Slip as Investors Eye Tactical Buying Opportunity Amid Central Bank Support Pakistan gold prices dip as US rate-cut bets and central bank buying buoy outlook EUR/JPY Pauses Near 185.70 as ECB-BOJ Divergence Keeps 186.00 Breakout in Focus USD/CHF Rises on Safe-Haven Dollar Demand as US-Iran Talks and Swiss Data Loom EUR/USD Holds Range Near 1.1645 as US Jobs Data and Eurozone Inflation Loom Dollar Holds Firm Amid US-Iran Deal Talks, US-China Trade Frictions and Key US Data Ahead AUD/JPY extends three-session rise to 114.60 as mixed data clashes with yen intervention risk NZD/USD slips below 0.6000 as softer China PMI and US payrolls loom AUD/USD holds below 0.7200 as China PMI cools and hawkish Fed supports dollar strength China RatingDog Manufacturing PMI Slips in May Yet Beats Forecast, Leaving Aussie Dollar Steady China’s Caixin May Manufacturing PMI Beats Forecasts, Supporting Commodities, AUD and China Equities WTI rebounds towards $89 as Israel-Lebanon escalation revives supply fears and fuels volatility surge ANZ Job Ads Rebound in May, Reinforcing RBA Higher-for-Longer Rate Outlook USD/JPY firms towards 159.50 as Japan capex stalls and Middle East risks lift dollar demand Australia TD-MI Inflation Gauge Ticks Up, Tempering RBA Rate-Cut Hopes and Backing the Aussie PBoC sets firmer USD/CNY fixing, signalling tolerance for gradual yuan weakness amid growth concerns Australia’s TD-MI Inflation Gauge Turns Negative, Stirring RBA Rate Cut Betting and AUD Pressure Sterling Holds Near 1.3450 as Iran Talks and Dovish BoE Temper GBP/USD Outlook EUR/USD dips near 1.1650 as US-Iran talks boost dollar demand, ECB hike eyed Powell warns Fed independence at risk as Supreme Court weighs Cook case, denting dollar confidence South Korea May Trade Surplus Beats Forecast, Supporting Won and Renewing KOSPI Optimism Japan Jibun Bank May Manufacturing PMI Holds at 54.5, Keeping Equity Support and Yen Focus South Korea May Manufacturing PMI Rises to 54.8, Boosting KOSPI Outlook and Won Sentiment AUD/USD Holds Steady as China PMI Looms and US-Iran Talks Shape Risk Appetite Japan’s 1Q capital spending stalls, fuelling doubts over recovery and reinforcing BoJ dovish outlook