VT Markets https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Home US core PCE revisions push Fed rate rise expectations to December as October odds slide Hedge Funds Cut Yen Longs Sharply as Crowded Defensive Positioning Unwinds in Late September Higher Energy and Freight Costs Drive Scarcity as Oil, Metals and Food Prices Reprice Gold steadies near $4,140 as firmer dollar and surging Treasury yields curb demand NZIER business confidence jumps to 43% in Q3, fuelling firmer NZD and rate outlook Mexican peso extends gains as USD/MXN slips towards 18.08 amid softer US data USD/CNH Slides 0.15% as Pair Stays Range-Bound; Downside Bias Persists Below 6.7815 Dollar Index Tests 102 Resistance as Silver Eyes Gap Closure on Bullish Channel Support Elliott Wave and Volume Profile Guide S&P Futures Breakout, AUD/USD Pullback and Oil Upside Bias Sterling Slides as French Fiscal Shock Lifts Dollar Demand, Despite Softer US Services Data US federal equity stakes and price floors accelerate rare earths supply chain, but high costs constrain scaling USD/CAD pares gains as Canadian dollar firms ahead of jobs data, US yields stay elevated AUD/USD nudges higher near 0.6970 as Treasury yields stay elevated and Euro strains weigh Treasury Yields at 24-Year High Sharpen Case for Equity Rotation Rather Than Exit Won Gains as Exports Surge and Inflation Eases, Pulling USD/KRW Lower Over the Week Euro hits 17-month low as France spreads widen; CAC pressured on Schneider deal Rupiah Gains Limited Support as Trade Surplus Offsets Softer US Jobs, Yield and Oil Drags US shares climb as soft jobs data dents Fed hike odds despite yields above 5% USD/CHF rebounds as dollar hits year-to-date high, Fed hike odds retreat, yields stay elevated Dollar hits cyclical highs as yield spreads widen amid global bond rout and hawkish Fed bias US ISM Services Employment Index Returns to Expansion, Tempering Fed Rate-Cut Expectations US ISM services new orders ease in September, signalling cooler demand but continued expansion US Services PMI Edges Higher, Reinforcing Hawkish Fed Outlook and Dollar Support NZD/USD Clings to 0.5580 Support as Risk-Off Flows Lift Dollar Demand G7 reserve releases offset Gulf export rebound as French fiscal fears weigh on euro and bonds Pound slips against dollar as hawkish Fed and UK Budget uncertainty weigh on sterling Swiss franc steadies as USD/CHF stalls below 0.8320 after soft US jobs data US yields climb as fading Fed hike bets bolster dollar and heighten global fiscal strains USD/CHF Slides to 0.8225, Seen Range-Bound as Dollar Rebound View Persists Gold steadies near $4,155 as falling Fed hike odds offset firm dollar and elevated Treasury yields Eurozone PPI Climbs 1.9% in August, Keeping Inflation and ECB Rate Outlook in Focus Poland, Romania Set to Hold Rates as Inflation and Politics Keep Easing Bets in Check EUR/GBP Slides for Seventh Session as French Debt Fears Weigh on the Euro ISM September Services PMI awaited as inflation pressures linger, offering limited direction for US dollar Germany Services PMI Holds at 52.9, Offering Euro Support as Manufacturing Weakness Persists Wall Street futures slip as Bab el-Mandeb seizure boosts oil risks, ISM and earnings awaited Turkey PPI Inflation Cools in September, Offering Central Bank Scope and Shifting Market Bets Turkey PPI Inflation Cools in September, Easing Pressure on Central Bank’s Tight Policy USD/JPY Holds Near 157.70 After Soft US Jobs Data as BoJ Hike Bets Build Gold stymied below $4,150 as dollar hits 2025 high despite weak US jobs data Australia’s TD-MI Inflation Gauge Cools in September, Boosting Rate-Cut Bets and Pressuring Aussie OPEC+ Maintains November Output Targets as Export Disruptions Pressure Crude and Weigh on WTI Australia Services PMI beats forecasts, bolstering Australian dollar and tempering rate-cut expectations Australia’s Composite PMI tops forecasts, signalling firmer private-sector growth momentum in September Ireland Services PMI Eases in September as Growth Cools, Raising Eurozone Policy and Trading Questions AUD/USD Edges Higher on Soft US Payrolls as Fed and RBA Rate Bets Shift Iran Ties Hormuz Reopening to Conditions as War Talks Stall, Energy and Freight Risks Rise US jobs growth cools amid downward payroll revisions as global markets diverge across equities, crude and euro Weak US payrolls fail to knock Treasury yields, leaving equities range-bound and defensively positioned