VT Markets https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Speculators’ yen shorts shrink as BoJ normalisation talk and softer US data lift JPY outlook CFTC data show yen bearish bets cut sharply as BoJ hawkish tilt and softer dollar drive covering CFTC Data Show Yen Shorts Cut Sharply as BoJ Stance Firms and USD/JPY Falters Indian Gold ETFs Extend Inflow Streak as April Adds $297m, Underpinning Prices Near $4,400 WTI slides on US-Iran deal hopes as Hormuz risks and rig count data steer sentiment Guinea’s bauxite export cap tightens supply, underpinning LME aluminium as Hormuz relief seen as fleeting Dollar index dips towards 97.90 as risk appetite improves; focus turns to US inflation data Dollar index slides towards 97.90 as ceasefire hopes lift risk appetite ahead of US CPI Semiconductor Index Rally Near Elliott Wave Target Zone as Exhaustion Signals Point to Correction Hungary Inflation Stays Sticky as Markets Price Possible Rate Rise and Forint Volatility in 2026 IMD sees below-average monsoon as El Niño risk tests agriculture, while RBI set to hold rates USD/JPY drifts towards 156.60 as Middle East tensions lift yen and cap dollar rallies Gold edges higher as softer dollar and easing yields offset robust US jobs, Middle East risks in focus Wells Fargo Sees US CPI Firm, Reinforcing Higher-for-Longer Rates as Energy and Services Bite Nomura Warns Iran War May Keep UK Inflation High, Complicating Rates as Growth Stalls USD/CHF Holds Near 0.9080 as Fed-SNB Policy Gap Lifts Dollar Ahead of US PPI US oil rig count edges up to 410, reinforcing range-bound WTI and subdued crude volatility Gold steadies near $4,714 as US payrolls beat forecasts and Middle East risks linger VT Markets – Reliable Forex & CFD Broker | VT Markets Dow futures steady ahead of CPI as jobs beat, sentiment slumps and Iran risks favour volatility trades Century Aluminium shares drift as technicians eye $53 support and $65–$68 resistance amid softer aluminium prices EUR/USD jumps on Hormuz fears despite strong US jobs, as shifting fundamentals favour dollar rebound Silver hits $80 amid weaker dollar and Hormuz tensions, before easing to $58 as fundamentals return Beat the Expectations, Lose the Stock: The Earnings Paradox AUD/USD edges towards 0.7240 as Middle East tensions and US jobs data shape sentiment USD/CAD nears 1.37 as jobs data and BoC-Fed divergence keeps loonie on the back foot Germany’s March industrial output falls as trade surplus narrows, fuelling GDP downgrade and euro pressure Canada sheds 18,000 jobs as unemployment hits 6.9%, fuelling Bank of Canada rate-cut bets Sterling falters near 1.2550 as firm US jobs and UK inflation lift dollar, volatility rises Sterling advances above 1.36 as softer US wage growth fuels Fed cut expectations US consumer confidence slips in May as inflation expectations cool, pressuring dollar and lifting volatility strategies Euro firms as mixed US payrolls weigh on dollar, with rate-cut bets lifting EUR/USD US one-year inflation expectations ease to 4.5%, fuelling bets on a more dovish Federal Reserve US five-year inflation expectations dip, fuelling bets on lower yields and a softer dollar Michigan Consumer Expectations Edge Higher as Low Readings Cloud Fed Cut Outlook, Pressure Discretionary Stocks University of Michigan Sentiment Miss Spurs Downside Hedging as Markets Brace for Volatility US Wholesale Inventories Rise 1.3% in March, Missing Forecasts as Demand Signals Cool US jobs growth beats forecasts, bolstering higher-for-longer Fed view and underpinning dollar strength Gold ETF inflows fade as prices test $5,150, shifting focus to dovish central bank signals CNB holds rates with dovish tilt as NBP flags inflation risks, keeping koruna and zloty range-bound Canada sheds 18,000 jobs as unemployment rises, curbing bets on Bank of Canada hikes in 2026 Euro Rally Falters on Widening US Rate Advantage as Options Skew Turns Defensive Oil slips despite Hormuz flare-up as traders focus on demand risks and rising option volatility Gold steadies below two-week high as mixed US payrolls and oil risks shape outlook PBoC extends 18-month gold buying streak with April top-up as central bank demand stays firm GBP/JPY edges higher as weak yen, high oil and yield gap support carry trade TD Securities Sees April US CPI Accelerating, While Markets Brace for Higher-for-Longer Fed Rates US jobs cool as inflation stays sticky, leaving Federal Reserve outlook uncertain and volatility trades favoured Canada jobless rate climbs to 6.9% as employment falls, weighing on the Canadian Dollar Sterling Rallies as Risk Appetite Holds, Markets Eye US Payrolls and Bank of England Signals