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vtmarkets. com > en-ca > live-updates > usd-chf-climbs-as-dollar-demand-persists-amid-hormuz-tensions-and-swiss-unemployment-uptick

USD/CHF climbs as dollar demand persists amid Hormuz tensions and Swiss unemployment uptick

4+ hour, 58+ min ago  (362+ words) Data releases were mixed. The ISM Services PMI edged down to 54 in June from 54. 5 in May, in line with forecasts, with New Orders softer and Prices Paid lower, while the Employment Index improved. In Switzerland, unemployment increased to 3. 1% in June…...

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vtmarkets. com > en-ca > live-updates > us-ism-services-input-prices-ease-in-june-boosting-rate-cut-hopes-and-supporting-bonds-equities

US ISM services input prices ease in June, boosting rate-cut hopes and supporting bonds, equities

10+ hour, 28+ min ago  (305+ words) The ISM Services Prices Paid index for the United States declined in June, easing to 67. 7 from 71. 3 in the previous reading. The move indicates a slower pace of price increases for service-sector inputs, while the index remains above levels typically associated…...

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vtmarkets. com > en-ca > live-updates > eur-usd-slips-as-dollar-firms-markets-await-june-fomc-minutes-amid-softer-eurozone-inflation

EUR/USD slips as Dollar firms; markets await June FOMC minutes amid softer Eurozone inflation

19+ hour, 58+ min ago  (313+ words) We are watching the EUR/USD pair trade with a slight downward bias near 1. 0850 as of today, July 6, 2026. The US Dollar is showing some strength, even after the latest Nonfarm Payrolls report from last Friday showed a moderate gain of…...

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vtmarkets. com > en-ca > featured > week-ahead-fomc-minutes-in-focus

Week Ahead: FOMC Minutes in Focus

22+ hour, 51+ min ago  (801+ words) Warsh refrained from signalling whether the Federal Reserve is leaning towards another rate increase, a rate cut or an extended pause. His comments reinforced a commitment to responding to incoming economic data rather than shaping market expectations through forward guidance....

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vtmarkets. com > en-ca > live-updates > nzd-usd-slips-as-commodity-prices-fall-fed-hike-bets-firm-and-rbnz-decision-looms

NZD/USD slips as commodity prices fall, Fed hike bets firm and RBNZ decision looms

23+ hour, 59+ min ago  (221+ words) We see the NZD/USD pair is facing immediate downward pressure, trading around 0. 5690. This weakness is driven by a recent 1. 0% drop in the World Commodity Price Index and a stronger US Dollar. This trend presents a near-term challenge for the…...

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vtmarkets. com > en-ca > live-updates > sterling-wavers-near-1-3350-as-hormuz-risks-support-dollar-and-fed-hike-bets-fade

Sterling Wavers Near 1. 3350 as Hormuz Risks Support Dollar and Fed Hike Bets Fade

1+ day, 29+ min ago  (248+ words) As of today, July 6, 2026, we see the GBP/USD pair in a state of indecision, struggling below its key 200-day moving average. The recent bounce from the June lows is losing steam, suggesting that conviction is low among buyers. For…...

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vtmarkets. com > en-mena > live-updates > eur-usd-stays-range-bound-as-hormuz-risks-support-dollar-and-fed-ecb-hike-bets-fade

EUR/USD Stays Range-Bound as Hormuz Risks Support Dollar and Fed, ECB Hike Bets Fade

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (155+ words) The content here might not be relevant fo you. Would you like to visit the North America website? Trade More, Win Bigger It's Time for a Golden Race We see the EUR/USD pair caught in a tight range below…...

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vtmarkets. com > en-mena > live-updates > australias-melbourne-institute-inflation-gauge-falls-0-4-in-june-bolstering-rba-cut-bets

Australia's Melbourne Institute Inflation Gauge Falls 0. 4% in June, Bolstering RBA Cut Bets

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (297+ words) The content here might not be relevant fo you. Would you like to visit the North America website? Trade More, Win Bigger It's Time for a Golden Race Australia's TD Securities'Melbourne Institute inflation gauge fell 0. 4% month on month in June,…...

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vtmarkets. com > en-mena > live-updates > usd-jpy-near-161-70-as-fed-hike-bets-support-dollar-japan-intervention-risk-grows

USD/JPY near 161. 70 as Fed hike bets support dollar; Japan intervention risk grows

1+ day, 51+ min ago  (381+ words) The content here might not be relevant fo you. Would you like to visit the North America website? Trade More, Win Bigger It's Time for a Golden Race We see the USD/JPY pair testing multi-decade highs around 161. 70, a level…...

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vtmarkets. com > en-ca > live-updates > sterling-holds-weekly-gain-as-weak-us-jobs-data-dents-september-fed-hike-odds

Sterling holds weekly gain as weak US jobs data dents September Fed hike odds

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (334+ words) We see the market correctly questioning a Federal Reserve rate hike in September following the weak jobs report. The Nonfarm Payrolls figure for June came in at just 150, 000, below the 180, 000 consensus, and downward revisions now show a net loss of…...