VT Markets https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Home US dollar firms on risk aversion, but DXY risks break below key 100.5 support USD/CHF Slides Towards 0.8070 as Swiss Franc Safe-Haven Demand and Options Volatility Rise Brent rallies as Iran threat to block Bab al-Mandab tightens supply and sparks volatility Wells Fargo lifts 2026 global growth view, trims inflation as central bank paths diverge Hammack warns broad inflation pressures as energy, insurance and AI data centres add strain EUR/USD edges lower as markets await ECB decision, with implied volatility muted and support in focus Gold hovers below $4,000 as firmer dollar and Middle East tensions sustain weekly decline Canada’s June CPI Seen Easing to 2.9% as Energy Drags, Core Holds Near 2% Michigan consumer expectations rise to 54, lifting US spending outlook and reshaping rates bets University of Michigan one-year inflation expectations dip, easing Fed pressure and boosting bonds, equities and euro US five-year inflation expectations ease to 3.3%, complicating Fed rate-cut outlook Michigan Consumer Sentiment Beats Forecast, Testing Rate-Cut Hopes and Lifting Yield and Dollar Outlook ING sees dollar implied volatility at post-2021 low, warning of upside risk despite calm markets TD Securities Sees ECB Holding at 2.25% in July, Keeping September Hike Option Open US industrial production misses forecasts, fuelling rate-cut bets and cross-asset hedging strategies USD/CAD Slips as Oil Rally Lifts Loonie, while Fed Hike Bets Support Greenback Burnham pitches pro-business Labour platform, flags strategic intervention as sterling holds steady EUR/GBP rebounds to 0.850 as sterling rally fades; ING sees drift towards 0.870 US import prices accelerate to 7.1% in June, raising higher-for-longer Fed expectations Dollar Holds Firm as Middle East Escalation, Robust US Data and Oil Shock Risk Support Greenback US export price inflation cools as June index rises 10.2% year on year US Building Permits Fall 3% in June, Stoking Rate-Cut Bets and Pressuring Homebuilders Canada Foreign Portfolio Inflows Miss Forecast in May, Raising Questions Over CAD Demand US Building Permits Miss Forecast, Adding to Signs of Cooling Housing Activity US Housing Starts Beat Forecast at 1.427m, Bolstering Yields, Homebuilders and Dollar Trades US Import Prices Rise in June, Fueling Higher-for-Longer Yield Bets and Stronger Dollar Views US Export Prices Fall 0.6% in June, Bolstering Rate-Cut Bets and Weighing on the Dollar US housing starts rebound sparks higher-yield bets and lifts homebuilders, dollar and copper trades Dollar steadies on tech-led risk-off flows as US data and GDPNow keep dollar bid Rupee firms on RBI support as oil prices and Red Sea tensions underpin USD/INR Sterling Extends Decline as UK Leadership Change and Labour Data Loom, Dollar Firms on Inflation Fears Eurozone inflation steady at 2.8%, reinforcing ECB caution on rate cuts Eurozone Core Inflation Steady at 2.4%, Keeping ECB Rate-Cut Bets on a Gradual Path Eurozone Core HICP Holds at 0.2% in June, Reinforcing ECB’s Gradual Easing Outlook WTI Holds Near $79 as Markets Track US-Iran Tensions and Key Technical Levels Wells Fargo sees Fed holding rates through 2027 as Treasury curve modestly bull steepens Gold stays under $4,000 as firmer dollar and higher oil bolster Fed higher-for-longer bets Brent crude eyes first close above $85 as Middle East tensions threaten Red Sea shipping routes GBP/JPY eases from 219 peak as carry appeal persists amid yen intervention concerns US equity futures slide ahead of Michigan sentiment as Middle East tensions stoke risk-off trades Euro rebounds towards 0.8500 versus sterling as ECB hike bets grow, hedging gains favour SK Hynix and the AI Memory Risk Shift How to Trade the Gold-Silver Ratio EUR/USD consolidates after rally, with euro bias intact as 1.1520 resistance remains in focus Dollar index slips below key Fibonacci level as softer inflation offsets geopolitical energy risks How to Trade Correlated Forex Pairs with CFDs EUR/CAD steadies near 1.6070 as softer Eurozone inflation and firmer oil underpin Canadian Dollar Positioning Unwind Fuels AI and Chip Stock Rout as Profit Expectations Shift Austria HICP inflation cools to 3.2%, boosting bets on ECB rate cuts and euro weakness