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Dow futures slip as Iran tensions, yields and Nvidia earnings keep Wall Street on edge
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (251+ words) Dow Jones futures fell 0. 08% to near 49, 420 before the US open on Wednesday, after volatile European trading. S&P 500 futures rose 0. 16% to near 7, 390, and Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0. 51% towards 29, 100. US futures were mixed after risk-off selling overnight. On Tuesday, the Dow closed…...
Sterling holds near weekly high as Fed hawkishness and UK cooling tilt GBP/USD lower
10+ hour, 49+ min ago (376+ words) GBP/USD traded near 1. 3430 in the Asian session on Thursday, showing little change and staying close to a weekly high reached on Wednesday. Trading was cautious as markets weighed mixed signals on US'Iran talks. US President Trump said the US…...
USD/JPY Hovers Near 159 as Breakout Risk Builds, Options Traders Weigh Volatility Plays - VT Markets
9+ hour, 49+ min ago (102+ words) USD/JPY trades near 158. 90, consolidating above key EMAs; breakout targets 160. 73/162. 00, supports 158. 51/158. 23....
USD/JPY holds near 159 as investors await US'Iran deal signals, with Fed bets in focus
12+ hour, 19+ min ago (221+ words) USD/JPY traded flat near 159. 00 in Thursday's Asian session as markets waited for new information on US'Iran talks. President Donald Trump said the discussions were in the "final stages. The US Dollar Index was slightly higher near 99. 20 after reaching a…...
NZD/USD edges up as US-Iran talks lift risk appetite, despite Fed caution on rate cuts - VT Markets
17+ hour, 50+ min ago (86+ words) NZD/USD neared 0. 5870 as USD softened on improved risk sentiment, US-Iran talks, and cautious Fed minutes....
New Zealand April Imports Slide to $6. 7bn, Adding Pressure for RBNZ Dovish Pivot - VT Markets
17+ hour, 9+ min ago (14+ words) New Zealand's imports fell to $6. 7b in April, down $0. 55b from $7. 25b previously....
Sterling Holds Near 1. 3450 as US Dollar Softness Offsets Cooling UK Inflation and Dovish Bo E
16+ hour, 49+ min ago (487+ words) UK inflation slowed in April, with headline CPI at 2. 8% year on year and core CPI at 2. 5%. Despite this and a dovish speech from the Bank of England governor, GBP/USD rose to near 1. 3450 and later held just under that level,…...
USD/JPY nears 159 as dollar gains, Bo J steady and intervention fears linger near 160
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (429+ words) USD/JPY rose during Tuesday's London and New York sessions, reaching just above 159. 00 and ending near 159. 00, driven by US Dollar strength. The Bank of Japan has kept policy steady, while stating that price pressures are easing back towards target. Japan's…...
USD/JPY touches three-week high above 159 as geopolitics and Fed hike bets buoy dollar
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (231+ words) USD/JPY extended its rise for a seventh straight day, gaining on eight of the past nine sessions, and reached a near three-week high in Tuesday's European morning trade. It traded just above 159. 00 after the US dollar recovered from a…...
USD/JPY retreats towards 159 as intervention risk and rate gap keep volatility elevated
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (380+ words) USD/JPY drifted towards 159. 00 on Monday and closed near 158. 80, its sixth straight daily fall for the yen. The session range was about 60 pips, and around half of the roughly 400-pip rise seen after intervention measures that began on 30 April has…...