VT Markets https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Oil and Gulf tensions lift US rate expectations, keeping dollar firm and unwinding EM carry trades OCBC sees US dollar rising 2–3% in second half of 2026 as oil and yields firm amid Middle East risks Yen Gains as Iran Tensions Weigh on Dollar; Markets Eye Fed Risks and BoJ Tightening Goldman: Equity Rally Enters Earnings-Led Phase as AI Capex Broadens Beyond Big Tech EUR/USD Steadies as ECB Hike Bets Lift Yields, but Fed Narrative Keeps Downside Risk in Focus Kihara Vows to Cut Japan’s Debt Ratio as Yen Stays Weak and USD/JPY Holds Above 162 AUD/USD range-bound as RBA cut timing debate supports Aussie, with 0.6980 breakout risk rising Dollar slips despite Middle East strikes as traders eye Fed hawkish tilt and volatility hedges NZD/USD Climbs Above 0.57 as RBNZ Delivers Unanimous 25bp Hike, Signals Further Tightening S&P 500 Q2 Earnings Seen Up 24% as Tech Leads and Big Banks Set the Pace RKLB Comes Back to Earth Grid Trading Strategy: How to Profit in Both Directions USD/CHF slips towards 0.8050 as Fed minutes fail to lift dollar amid Iran tensions EUR/JPY Extends Rally on Germany Trade Surplus, While Japan Intervention Risk Looms UOB Sees USD/JPY Testing 162.80, With 163.00 Capping Gains and 160.60–163.00 Range Ahead How to Trade with the Rate of Change Indicator (ROC) NZD/USD steadies after hawkish RBNZ hike as China data and Middle East tensions weigh German Imports Tumble 2.5% in May, Deepening Concerns Over Demand and ECB Rate Cuts German Exports Beat Forecasts, Fuelling DAX and Euro Hopes, Raising Bund Yield Pressure Sterling edges higher as UK leadership race begins, GBP/USD holds above 1.3400 After the FOMC: Why Gold Investors Should Watch Kevin Warsh’s Next Move India Gold Prices Ease as Global Bullion Eyes Fed Rate-Cut Expectations and Central Bank Demand USD/CHF Steadies Near 0.8070 as Fed Split and Iran Tensions Reframe Rate Expectations Malaysia gold prices slip as US inflation and central bank buying shape outlook USD/JPY slips from 40-year highs as intervention talk, Fed minutes and Middle East tensions bite GBPUSD Holds Near 1.3400 as Risk Sentiment Turns Cautious China CPI Cools in June as PPI Rises, Pressuring Commodities and the Australian Dollar China June CPI Falls 0.3%, Reinforcing Deflation Concerns and Raising Bets on Beijing Policy Easing Dividend Adjustment Notice – Jul 09 ,2026 China PPI Decline Holds at 4.1%, Easing Policy Pressure and Supporting Range-Bound Market Strategies China CPI Miss Fuels Easing Bets, Weakens Yuan Outlook and Spurs Options Trades Japan M2+CD growth cools, dimming BoJ tightening bets and weighing on the yen Foreign selling of Japanese equities deepens as net outflows hit ¥22.2bn before 3 July Gold slips as Trump revives Iran threat, fuelling Fed hike odds and testing bullion demand RICS House Price Balance Slips to -33% in June, Raising Pressure on Sterling and Rate-Cut Bets Taiwan Dollar Stays Under Pressure as USD Demand Rises, Central Bank Acts to Curb Slide AUD/USD Treads Water as Fed-RBA Rate Stalemate and China Data Keep Investors Cautious Sterling Holds Below 1.3400 as Oil-Wary BoE Bets Rise and Options Volatility Compresses WTI Crude Rises Above $74 as Hormuz Hostilities Rekindle War Premium, Options Demand Builds TD Securities sees China fiscal stance tightening as debt clean-up caps H2 2026 stimulus hopes Yen Slides as USD/JPY Nears 164.50, Raising Intervention Risk and Options Volatility Nvidia Rebounds as AI Rotation Resets Valuation USD/CHF retreats from five-day high as risk-off mood and SNB hawkishness buoy franc Dollar Index Treads Water After Fed Minutes as Oil Climbs and Yen Intervention Risks Grow S&P 500 Eyes 7,140 Support or 7,740 Retest as Fourth-Wave Correction Unfolds USD/THB climbs as softer Thai inflation bolsters bets on Bank of Thailand holding rates at 1% Argentina factory output slump deepens in May, heightening peso pressure and sovereign risk concerns US Consumer Credit Unexpectedly Shrinks in May, Bolstering Recession and Rate-Cut Bets Yen slides as hawkish Fed minutes lift dollar, pushing USD/JPY above 162 amid intervention risk Home