Foreign exchange
Dollar weakens as Fed hike bets cool
The original explains that, as of 4 September 2026, the US dollar had fallen to its weakest level since May, and that market expectations of a Fed (the US central bank) rate hike in September had lost some of their stren…
Foreign exchange and currencies
Yen swings as carry trades unwind before BOJ
This piece looks at why the yen climbed to its strongest level against the dollar in a month. Vantage Markets explains that, as of 07:15 (UT…
Commodities
Oil posts weekly gain as Middle East tensions flare again
This piece covers a sharp weekly rise in oil prices after armed clashes between the United States and Iran flared up again. The original exp…
Interest rates and foreign exchange
New Zealand rates: December looks likelier than October
This piece sets out remarks by Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) Assistant Governor Karen Silk, who said December looks a more likely timin…
Economic data
Wider US trade gap in July and data-driven swings
This piece sets out a release showing the US trade deficit for July 2026 widened by 24.4% from the previous month. A trade deficit is the st…
Market trends
Asian shares firm as Fed hike bets fade
This is a market update in which Vantage Markets reviews Asian equities and the yen on 4 September 2026. It explains that after comments fro…
Market news
Gold moves on a single Middle East remark
The original explains that, as of 3 September 2026, gold had retraced its earlier decline because remarks about the situation in the Middle…
Foreign exchange
Pension funds' dollar hedging at a decade low
Citing Bloomberg data, Vantage Markets reports that pension funds and insurers across six major markets had hedged only 41% of their foreign…
Bond market
Japan's 30-year yield near a record before auction
Japan's 30-year government bonds — the debt securities a government issues when it borrows — were yielding close to their highest level sinc…
Market news
Broadcom guidance falls short, AI target raised
This is a Vantage Markets round-up of results from the chipmaker Broadcom (AVGO). It explains that revenue guidance for the coming quarter f…