VT Markets https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Gold slides towards eight-month low as Middle East tensions stoke inflation and higher US rate bets Bank of Korea hikes to 2.75% as chip volatility prompts clampdown on leveraged ETFs and ETNs USD/JPY Stalls Below 163 as Yen Intervention Fades, CPI and Fed in Spotlight WTI Slides Below $79 as $80 Cap Holds Despite Middle East Risks and Ample Supply AUD/USD range-bound near 0.7000 as softer inflation outlook and US data underpin dollar strength Sterling Slips as US Data Buoys Dollar, Eyes UK Inflation and Labour Tests Next Week GBP/JPY slips from 18-year high as yen firms, with 218.00 support in focus PayPal Takeover Bid Tests Its Turnaround USD/CNH extends pullback as bears target 6.7600, capped by resistance near 6.7820 USD/THB Breaks Above 33.50 as Low Carry and Higher Oil Prices Weigh on Thai Baht USD/CHF rebounds on risk-off dollar bid, with 0.8100 breakout eyed amid Fed-SNB yield gap Dollar Index firms after jobless claims fall, euro and sterling slip ahead of Eurozone inflation data UOB Sees USD/SGD Downside Bias as 1.2860 Support Holds Key to Further Declines SpaceX Shares Fall Below IPO Price as Investors Reassess Valuation Mexican peso slips as risk aversion, oil prices and yields lift dollar; USD/MXN nears 17.43 USD/CNY Slides on Softer US Inflation and Firmer PBoC Fixings as Yuan Appreciation Bias Builds EUR/USD slips towards 1.1440 as firmer US data boosts dollar ahead of eurozone inflation EU-China trade deficit hits EUR 376bn as Brussels weighs October trade defence tools Gold dips below $4,000 as firmer dollar and oil-led inflation fears lift US yields Sterling slips on Burnham cabinet reports as stronger GDP keeps GBP/USD bulls eyeing 1.3650 EUR/JPY steadies near one-month high as ECB hike bets clash with yen haven bids amid oil surge Sterling pares gains versus dollar as strong US data and Hormuz risks drive safe-haven demand Dow holds near 52,800 as chip sell-off drags Nasdaq; strong data bolster Fed hawkish bets Rotation favours FTSE 100 and value as tech cools, while gold softens and bitcoin steadies NZD/USD Holds Near One-Month High as RBNZ Hawkishness Offsets US Dollar Rebound Sterling pares gains as resilient US data and Middle East tensions lift dollar, weigh on risk appetite WTI slips below 50-day EMA as Houthi threats and US-Iran clashes lift risk premium Gold slips below $4,100 as Middle East tensions lift oil while Treasury yields rebound US four-week Treasury bill auction yield rises to 3.66%, hinting at tighter short-term funding Swiss franc slips as US dollar rebounds on Fed hike bets and SNB intervention risk AUD/USD Holds Above 0.7000 as Mixed US Data Weighs on Dollar, RSI Near Overbought USD/CAD holds steady as Bank of Canada turns cautious, with bearish momentum building for the loonie Brzeski sees ECB holding rates as oil rise revives risk of surprise July hike UK May GDP edges up 0.1% as services rebound, bolstering sterling and Bank Rate hike bets Canadian dollar consolidates as Bank of Canada turns neutral and USD/CAD hovers near 1.4000 Middle East Tensions Rekindle Eurozone Inflation Risks, Leaving ECB Rate-Cut Hopes on Shaky Ground US Business Inventories Rise 0.3% in May, Reinforcing Steady Demand and Range-Bound Markets US Pending Home Sales Slump Raises Rate-Cut Bets, Pressures Homebuilders and Boosts Volatility Hedges UK GDP Edges Up in May but TD Securities Warns Underlying Q2 Growth Near Flatline EUR/USD slips as dollar steadies; oil surge and rate-hike bets keep markets on edge USD/CAD Slips Towards 1.4000 as Fed Easing Bets Offset US Data, Middle East Tensions Bank of Korea hike to 2.75% shifts focus to August move as data steer rates Navarro calls for tougher curbs on Chinese automakers as investors hedge Europe auto and AI risks Russia’s Central Bank Reserves Edge Up to $722.4bn, Up $0.7bn from Previous Reading Iran Urges Houthis to Threaten Bab El-Mandeb Closure as US Strikes Raise Oil Price Risks Pound and gilts rise on Chancellor speculation, but OCBC sees EUR/GBP rebounding towards 0.87 GBP/JPY slips from 2007 high as sterling steadies and yen intervention risk looms US Retail Sales Rise 0.2% in June as Consumer Spending Stays Resilient, Dollar Steady US retail sales growth cools in June, fuelling rate-cut bets and defensive positioning Home