VT Markets https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Sterling Slides as US-Iran Talk Twists Lift Dollar and Fed Rate Peak Bets Iran IRGC action lifts oil and dollar, stokes volatility as investors seek havens and hedges US sanctions on Iran’s Hormuz authority lift WTI towards $90 as oil volatility jumps Will Gold Trade Above $5,000 Again in 2026? Goolsbee warns productivity hype and oil shocks could force higher rates as dollar firms Sterling slips as US-Iran tensions lift dollar, softer UK data dims Bank of England outlook Australia Capital Spending Beats Forecasts, Bolstering RBA Higher-for-Longer Rate Outlook PBoC sets firmer USD/CNY fixing, signalling tolerance for softer yuan as economic headwinds weigh WTI rebounds towards $89 as US-Iran tensions and inventory draws lift risk premium AUD/USD Slides as RBA Hike Bets Fade and Fed Hawkishness Lifts US Dollar Overseas appetite for Japanese equities stalls as yen weakness and BoJ hike fears weigh Trump says Hormuz to stay open as US-Iran talks continue amid rising Gulf tensions Gold steady near $4,455 as US–Iran talks and core PCE data steer rate outlook Dollar-yen nears 160 again as Japan’s intervention fades and yield gap sustains carry trade API crude draw narrows to 2.8m barrels, tempering WTI momentum ahead of OPEC+ meeting Fed’s Cook backs steady rates, flags inflation upside risks and AI-led labour market uncertainty Banxico trims 2026 growth view, holds rates steady as USD/MXN rebounds towards 17.50 Brent slides to $93 as Iran deal rumour sways oil despite White House denial Russell 2000 futures hit record high as Fed easing bets bolster small-cap bull cycle Russia’s April industrial output beats forecasts, underpinning rouble carry appeal and steady commodity supply TD Securities flags possible ONS seasonal distortion skewing UK GDP strength, clouding BoE rate outlook Dow edges higher as defensive rotation offsets tech slide ahead of core PCE and GDP data Nikkei Pauses as Asia Rotation Cools Rally Dollar Index pares losses as US-Iran headlines and hawkish Fed outlook steady gains Gold slides below $4,500 as dollar firms on Iran talks doubts and hawkish Fed repricing Sterling slips as US–Iran uncertainty and policy divergence boost Dollar demand US five-year Treasury auction yield jumps to 4.182%, fuelling higher-for-longer rate outlook Canada’s rising jobless rate masks retirement-driven labour squeeze, complicating Bank of Canada rate-cut bets AUD/USD dips on softer Australian CPI as RBA hike bets fade and Iran headlines buoy dollar Dollar steadies near 99 as Middle East tensions and PCE data steer Fed rate outlook New Zealand Dollar Holds Gains After Hawkish RBNZ Pause, But US Strength Keeps NZD/USD Range-bound US consumer confidence slips as petrol prices and Iran tensions cloud outlook for spending and markets Canadian dollar slides as US-Canada yield spreads widen, lifting USD/CAD towards 1.3900 resistance Markets Price June ECB Hike, Euro Seen Gaining if Iran De-escalation Undermines Dollar Demand Gold slides to three-month low as US-Iran claim denied, dollar firms ahead of US PCE Ueda Warns Oil Shocks Could Embed Inflation as Yen Weakness Raises Odds of BoJ Action AUD/NZD Pulls Back From 2013 High as RBNZ Hike Bets Undercut Year-Long Rally Trump Rules Out Iran Sanctions Relief as Hormuz Rhetoric Lifts Oil and Volatility Outlook Dollar eyes breakout as US rates favour greenback; euro and sterling pressured by weak growth Richmond Fed Factory Gauge Surges in May, Complicating Summer Rate-Cut Bets Canadian Dollar Lags G10 as BoC-Fed Policy Gap Widens, USD/CAD Meets Resistance RBNZ holds OCR at 2.25% on split vote, lifts rate track and inflation outlook US Redbook hits 9% as consumer spending strengthens, keeping Federal Reserve wary on rate cuts Brent dips below $100 as Iran deal hopes clash with export bottlenecks and subdued US supply growth Hungary Central Bank Holds at 6.25% as Dovish Tilt Drives June Cut Bets, Forint Support ADP Four-Week Employment Average Slips, Fueling Fed Rate-Cut Bets and Volatility Hedging New Zealand dollar outperforms as RBNZ holds rates, signals hawkish path and AUD/NZD reverses Brent slips below 50-day average as SocGen flags Hormuz risk and downside levels ADP Four-Week Employment Average Slips, Fueling Fed Rate-Cut Bets and Volatility Hedging VT Markets – Reliable Forex & CFD Broker | VT Markets