FX Weekly Recap: December 15 – 19, 2025
nona trading Shrinking liquidity over the holidays didn’t end the currency drama as traders weighed in on softer inflation, central bank pivots and renewed geopolitical tensions, sending the dollar slightly stronger and…
December
Chart Image: USD/JPY Triangle Consolidation Near December Highs
USD/JPY looks poised to test a resistance level that could make or break its weekly consolidation! Will the pair make a move to the January highs before the end of…
Event Guide: Bank of Japan Monetary Policy Statement (December 2025)
Markets are starting to price in another rate hike by the Bank of Japan this week after Governor Ueda’s recent hawkish comments. Inflation data didn’t get in the way, and…
Activity Guide: ECB Statement on Monetary Policy (December 2025)
Everyone and their mother expects the ECB to leave interest rates unchanged in December, so the rate decision itself is old news. That’s the focus of Lagarde’s press conference, where…
Summary of financial and foreign exchange markets – December 15, 2025
Markets traded on the defensive on Monday as disappointing economic data from China and renewed uncertainty over central bank policy weighed on risk appetite, while the Japanese yen strengthened ahead…
FX Weekly Recap: December 8 – 12, 2025
Central banks took center stage this week, delivering a quick lesson on how shifting policy divergence can send currency traders scrambling to adjust positions. The Federal Reserve’s Wednesday rate cut…
FX Weekly Recap: December 1 – 5, 2025
Well, it’s been a whole week! If you blinked in the early trading days of December, you might have missed the dollar’s worst multi-day slide since September, sparked by some…
Summary of financial and foreign exchange markets – December 4, 2025
Markets were treading water on Thursday as traders cautiously positioned themselves ahead of next week’s Federal Reserve decision, with oil leading gains and bitcoin continuing its pullback from recent highs.…
Summary of financial and foreign exchange markets – December 2, 2025
Markets turned in a cautiously upbeat session on Tuesday, with US stocks up modestly, while Bitcoin rebounded sharply from Monday’s slide. The dollar traded mixed as traders analyzed the Bank…
UK Jobs Crash Opens Door to December Rate Cut: GBP Weakness Ahead?
The UK job market has just collapsed and traders everywhere are wondering what the future holds for the pound. Will the Bank of England save the economy in December with…