VT Markets https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html COT Data Flags Record Dollar Longs as Euro Turns Bullish; Crude Softens and Wheat Shorts Crowd AUD/USD holds above 0.7030 as China PMI cools and yen intervention weighs on US dollar NZD/USD Holds Firm Near 0.5900 as China PMI Miss and RBNZ Hike Bets Rise How to Trade US Treasury CFDs AUD/JPY slides below 110 as yen buoyed by Japan-US intervention, softer Australian inflation signals Sterling steadies near 1.3470 as Iran diplomacy chatter weighs on dollar, BoE split in focus China RatingDog factory PMI cools in July, missing forecasts as Australian dollar holds steady China’s Caixin Manufacturing PMI Misses Forecast, Growth Momentum Cools and Fuels Risk-Off Positioning USDJPY Falls as Japan Confirms FX Intervention Gold Rises as Markets Watch US-Iran Talks and Fed Outlook ANZ Job Ads Rise 2% in July, Bolstering Labour Demand and RBA Higher-for-Longer Outlook AUD/USD inches higher on Iran strike pause reports as markets await China manufacturing PMI and RBA outlook Microsoft fuels mega-cap tech dispersion as Azure beats, USDJPY slides amid intervention bets Australia’s TD-MI Inflation Gauge ticks up to 4%, reinforcing higher-for-longer RBA rate outlook Week Ahead: AI Earnings and US Jobs Report Set the Tone for Global Markets Trump signals Iran talks restart as WTI slides on easing Hormuz tensions Euro extends gains above 1.1500 as dollar slips on oil fall and ECB hike bets PBOC sets USD/CNY central parity slightly higher at 6.7898, marginally above prior fixing Australia’s TD-MI Inflation Gauge rebounds in July, signalling renewed monthly price pressures How to Read the US Dollar Index Chart Gold climbs above $4,050 as Trump pauses Iran strike plans; investors eye Fed rates, inflation risks USD/JPY Slides to May Lows as US and Japan Reportedly Co-ordinate Yen Support Trump pauses Iran strikes as Hormuz talks loom, keeping oil volatility elevated Drone Attack on Egypt Port Raises Suez Corridor Risk as Oil and Equities Whipsaw WTI Slumps Despite Trump-Iran Deal Hopes as Tanker Attacks Raise Middle East Supply Risks Japan and US step up coordinated yen support as Katayama flags further dollar liquidity measures Japan Manufacturing PMI Misses Forecast but Stays in Expansion, Fuelling Yen and Yield Bets USD/JPY Rises as US-Japan Intervention Risk and Middle East Tensions Propel Volatility Australia Manufacturing PMI Beats Forecast, Bolstering Aussie Dollar and Tempering Rate-Cut Bets OPEC+ to raise September oil output by 188,000 bpd as Middle East conflict weighs on supply Gold Holds Range After January Peak as Central Bank Buying Keeps Reserve Demand Firm Mimura warns joint US-Japan currency intervention may have peaked as yen strengthens 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 Microsoft Stock Jumps 15% After Strong Earnings Results 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 South Korea manufacturing PMI climbs to 53.1 as July output and new orders gain pace 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 Xauusd247 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 Home