VT Markets https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Taiwan export orders seen robust as tech demand and TWD strength bolster growth outlook DBS Sees Singapore NODX Up 11.5% in April as AI-Driven Electronics Lift Exports Japan GDP Miss Deepens BoJ Policy Dilemma as Core Inflation Stays Elevated, Yen Weakness Persists Dollar hits multi-week highs as robust US data backs Fed ‘higher for longer’ stance Firm Dollar and higher US yields keep Asian currencies subdued as renminbi outperforms CFTC data show S&P 500 speculative net shorts deepen as inflation sticks and hike fears rise Speculators deepen Yen shorts as rate gap drives bearish bets, with intervention risk clouding outlook CFTC data shows gold speculative longs rise as inflation stays firm and dollar eases CFTC Data Shows Oil Speculators Cut Net Longs as Inventories Rise and Demand Fears Grow CFTC data show sterling shorts cut as inflation holds above target, keeping BoE cuts in check Euro net longs climb as inflation surprise dims ECB cut hopes, fuelling EUR/USD bullish bias CFTC Data Shows Speculators Boost Australian Dollar Longs as Commodity Strength and Rate Divergence Support AUD Silver slides nearly 12% as yields jump; bears target $75 support and lower UOB keeps Malaysia 2026 growth view at 4.5% as Hormuz closure darkens outlook US-China thaw lifts China growth outlook, supports yuan and steeper bond curve trades Gold slides as oil fears lift US yields and dollar, keeping Fed easing expectations on hold Dollar Index hits five-week high as yields, firm inflation and geopolitics bolster Fed hike bets ING sees Bank Indonesia poised for rate rise as rupiah weakness fuels currency stability focus VT Markets – Reliable Forex & CFD Broker | VT Markets EUR/GBP nears one-month high as UK political jitters and gilt yields unsettle Sterling US oil rig count rises to 415 as higher crude prices spur supply response, curve flattens Sterling slides as UK political strains and firmer US data drag GBP/USD to April lows WTI tops $100 as Trump–Xi oil talk stokes Hormuz supply fears amid softer demand outlook Russia April CPI Miss Spurs Rate-Cut Bets, Pressuring Rouble and Lifting OFZs Colombia Q1 GDP meets forecasts as cautious rate-cut outlook keeps peso rangebound TD Securities flags Labour leadership change, leftward tilt and rising UK market volatility through 2028 TLT Consolidation Flags Potential Wave V Drop as US Yields Test 4.75% Resistance Colombia retail sales beat forecasts, raising bets on steadier rates and peso, boosting Colcap optimism Eurozone 2026 growth downgrade widens US gap, keeping EUR/USD forecast at 1.16 Euro Slides as Hawkish Fed Bets and Higher Yields Lift Dollar, Pressuring EUR/USD USD/CAD holds near 1.3760 as hot US inflation and yield rise favour Fed-hawkish bets AUD/USD slides as hot US inflation and rising yields boost dollar, dimming Fed-cut bets Japan Data in Focus as Yen Weakens, BOJ Seen Waiting Until July for Rate Rise London turns to platinum as WPIC forecast points to fourth straight annual supply deficit Canada inflation seen at 3.1% as energy lifts headline, while core stays near 2.1% Gold slides as stronger dollar and higher Treasury yields revive higher-for-longer rate fears USD/CAD breaks into mid-1.37s as Fed-BoC divergence lifts dollar despite fair-value gap US industrial output jumps 0.7% in April, boosting dollar and testing rate-cut expectations Rabobank Warns Hormuz Disruption Would Lift Oil Prices, With Europe Shortages Only on Prolonged Closure US capacity utilisation beats forecasts, complicating Fed rate-cut outlook and lifting Treasury yield pressure US industrial output beats forecasts, reshaping rate-cut bets and boosting cyclical sector outlook Silver slides 8% as yields climb, while softer Fed outlook underpins bullish bets China Aluminium Output Tops Caps as Gulf Disruptions Drain Stocks and Fuel Price Volatility S&P 500 Rally Falters Near 6,200 as Sellers Emerge and Downside Protection Gains Appeal Russia’s reserves hit $771bn, buoying rouble and complicating sanctions while lifting oil and hedging demand USD/JPY Extends Rally as Higher US Yields and Fed Tightening Bets Keep Yen Under Pressure SocGen Sees US Yield Divergence Capping Sterling, Forecasts GBP/USD at 1.32 by End-2026 KOSPI hits record on tech surge before profit-taking rout as rate-hike fears weigh India Raises Petrol and Diesel Prices as Crude Surge Adds to Inflation and RBI Rate Risks Foreign Inflows to Canadian Securities Miss Forecast, Raising Loonie and TSX Hedging Questions