VT Markets https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html NVIDIA Climbs as China Talks Lift AI Hopes ETH Tests $2,300 as Macro Pressure Builds Rupee hits record low as importer dollar demand and high oil prices push USD/INR higher Villeroy Warns ECB May Counter Second-Round Inflation as Core Pressures Persist, Euro Slips Slightly Sterling Pressured as UK Political Turmoil and Fed Rate Bets Keep GBP/USD Below 1.3550 France’s first-quarter jobless rate rises to 8.1%, fuelling bets on ECB cuts and market hedges USD/CHF steadies near 0.7805 as US PPI and Trump-Xi talks steer dollar outlook Saudi gold eases to SAR 567.16 a gram as markets weigh Fed cuts and dollar weakness AUD/JPY Holds Uptrend Near 114.10 as RBA Hawkishness Offsets Yen Intervention Risk Ahead of Trump–Xi Talks NZD/USD Slides as Strong Dollar and Rising RBNZ Inflation Expectations Weigh Ahead of Budget WTI slips after US inflation revives higher-for-longer rate fears, as focus shifts to OPEC+ discipline Dollar Index steadies as Middle East tensions and stubborn inflation keep rate expectations elevated Australia’s Wage Growth Holds at 3.3% in Q1, Keeping RBA Policy Expectations Steady Australia wage growth hits forecasts, easing RBA pressure as rate-cut odds drift lower Australian home investment lending slips into contraction, raising pressure on AUD and ASX 200 banks Japan’s March Current Account Surplus Beats Forecasts, Fueling Yen Strength and Derivatives Repositioning WTI climbs towards $100 as Trump rejects Iran ceasefire and Hormuz supply risks mount Gold edges higher near $4,720 as hotter US CPI caps gains; markets await PPI USD/JPY nears 158 as Bessent warns on volatility, with intervention risk and option costs in focus NZD/USD wavers ahead of RBNZ inflation expectations as US CPI and Hormuz disruption lift volatility EU ETS reforms tighten free carbon allowances, raising costs and pressuring European aluminium producers Silver steadies above $86 as bullish breakout targets $90 amid firmer industrial demand and softer dollar DBS lifts Taiwan rate-call as GDP and inflation forecasts rise; 12.5bp hike seen in Q3 Dollar gauge rises as hotter US inflation pushes yields up, weighing on euro, sterling and gold Euro slips as US inflation surprise lifts Treasury yields, reinforcing Fed-ECB policy divergence Pound Slides as Starmer Resignation Calls Stoke UK Political Risk Premium, Lifting EUR/GBP Volatility Nasdaq 100 Pulls Back from 29,500 as Traders Eye 28,000 Support and 21-Day EMA Redbook Surge and Hot US Data Dent June Rate-Cut Bets, Prompting Hedging Shift US inflation surprise in April 2025 lifts dollar; cooler 2026 CPI shifts focus to Fed cuts TD Securities sees euro staying firm against sterling and Canadian dollar amid UK politics and policy divergence US inflation tops forecasts as core prices firm, fuelling dollar gains and higher-for-longer rate bets US Core CPI Surprise Spurs Rate-Cut Repricing, Lifts Dollar and Fuels Equity Volatility Dollar rebound to near 158 yen revives Japanese intervention fears as oil and yields weigh US private hiring edges up, keeping Fed on alert and bolstering higher-for-longer rate outlook EUR/USD slips under 1.1750 as Iran ceasefire doubts lift dollar, focus turns to US CPI US ADP four-week average slips to 33K, reinforcing expectations of deeper Fed rate cuts Sterling slips as Starmer resignation chatter fuels political risk premium and fiscal credibility fears in UK assets Brazil inflation undershoots forecasts, fuelling bets on BCB rate cut and weaker real Mexico Industrial Output Fall Eases in March, Supporting Peso and Banxico’s Cautious Rate Path India mulls emergency steps to defend forex reserves as oil nears $95 and rupee weakens USD/CHF lifts on Middle East tensions as markets await US CPI and weigh Fed, SNB shifts South Africa Manufacturing Output Returns to Growth as Rand Firms and Rate-Cut Bets Fade Rupee hits record low as Hormuz risk lifts oil and spurs dollar demand Treasury yields rise as Middle East tensions and supply loom, markets await April US CPI Spain’s 9-month Letras yield rises to 2.514% as inflation revives ECB tightening expectations Spain 3-month Letras yield edges higher, reinforcing hawkish ECB outlook and firmer euro rates Spain’s three-month bill yield edges higher as ECB caution lifts short-term borrowing costs EUR/USD Holds Firm as Gulf Tensions Cloud Outlook; ZEW Surveys Watched for German Sentiment Shift Bundesbank’s Nagel flags two near-term ECB rate rises as euro slips against stronger dollar VT Markets – Reliable Forex & CFD Broker | VT Markets