VT Markets https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html US and Israel Weigh Iran Energy Strikes as Markets Brace for Weekend Supply Shock NZD/USD climbs past 0.5850 as softer Dollar and risk appetite steer Kiwi towards 0.5900 Dollar steadies near 99.90 as US payrolls lead August macro data deluge USD/CHF Rebounds on Intervention Talk as Traders Eye 0.8100 Breakout and 0.8200 Target Gold slides to $4,045 as firmer Treasury yields and dollar rebound pressure bullion CFTC Data Show Speculators Lift Oil Net-Long Positions to 120.1k Contracts CFTC Data Show Speculators Extend Sterling Net Shorts as Bearish Bets Build Towards August Speculators Extend Australian Dollar Net Shorts to 40,000 Contracts as China Risks Weigh CFTC data shows S&P 500 net shorts edge up as positioning dips further below zero CFTC data show gold speculators trim net longs as elevated positioning hints at consolidation phase CFTC data show yen shorts deepen as speculative bets near levels that previously triggered squeeze risks CFTC data show gold speculators flip to net short as macro headwinds weigh on bullion USD/JPY whipsaws as New York Fed readies banks amid suspected yen-support intervention risk Dollar Index pares gains as Japan intervention talk and US Treasury warning stoke yen volatility Colombia Central Bank Sets Benchmark Rate at 12%, Dovish Surprise Pressures Peso, Lifts Bonds and Shares Barkin Flags Uncertainty Over Fed Restrictiveness as Three Governors Push for Rate Rise EUR/USD steadies near 1.1530 as Eurozone inflation firms, Fed hawkish tone underpins dollar Sterling Steadies as Dollar Recovers, with BoE Rate Bets Repriced and Fed Hawkish Pause in Focus Central bank buying and ETF inflows propel gold as reserve diversification drives 2026 rally Dollar slips to six-week low amid Iran tensions as Fed holds rates and yields climb US jobs data seen steady, with payrolls modest and wage growth easing as volatility risks linger Baker Hughes US Oil Rig Count Ticks Up as Shale Discipline Supports WTI Price Floor Dow edges higher as Apple slumps and Amazon rallies, while Treasury yields hover near cycle highs WTI steadies near $83 as Hormuz flows recover; OPEC+ output decision and stock draws in focus USDCAD Breaks Key Trendline Supports, Bearish Bias Builds Below 1.4160 FTSE 100 Dips from Record as Profit-Taking and Iran Tensions Lift Oil, Hit Tech Aussie steady near 0.7020 as China PMIs weaken and hawkish Fed rhetoric lifts dollar Sterling Steady as Dollar Intervention Fades; Traders Eye BoE-Fed Split for GBP/USD Upside USD/CHF Surrenders Gains as Dollar Weakens on Intervention Fears and Fed Hike Pricing Euro edges higher as Fed holds rates and ECB hike bets build ahead of US jobs data USD/JPY Whipsaws on Suspected Japan Intervention as Traders Watch for US Own-Account Action NZD/USD Slips to 0.5860 as Weak China PMIs and Hawkish Fed Support the Dollar Euro softens towards 1.15 after steady euro zone CPI as markets eye consolidation range GBP/JPY slides towards June lows as suspected Japanese intervention boosts yen, volatility surges USD/JPY slides on suspected Japan intervention and hawkish Bank of Japan, volatility stays elevated Canada’s GDP rebound boosts Q2 growth outlook, complicating Bank of Canada easing path US demand surge challenges rate-cut bets as Q2 GDP growth slows to 1.5% Michigan Consumer Expectations Beats Forecast, Bolstering Higher-for-Longer Fed Rate Outlook US consumer sentiment beats forecasts in July, lifting demand and policy outlook signals Michigan survey shows US five-year inflation expectations steady at 3.3%, keeping Fed stance restrictive Dollar Resilience Sets GBP/USD, EUR/USD Downside Targets as Metals and Grains Volatility Looms July Rotation Hits Asia Hard as Europe Holds Highs; Options Shift to US Tech and Oil Fed, BoE and BoJ Hold Rates but Signal Inflations Risks from Energy, Yen and AI Demand USD/JPY Whipsaws on Suspected Japan Intervention as BoJ Hawkish Tilt Lifts Yen Support Sterling slips as BoE September hike odds fall and Middle East tensions lift dollar Euro slips below 1.1500 as dollar rebounds on Middle East tensions and hawkish Fed bets China’s July CFLP composite PMI sinks below 50, raising pressure on yuan and equities USD/CAD Rebounds as US Dollar Firms, Fed Hike Bets Override Canadian GDP Growth BoJ Holds Rates at 1% as Ueda Turns Hawkish; TD Sees December Hike and Intervention Risk Home