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AUD/USD fizzled to open the final trading week of 2025, pumping the brakes on a recent bullish swing and backsliding below 0.6700 as traders step back into defensive positioning during the year-end slowdown.

This week's highlight will be the release of the minutes of the Federal Reserve's (Fed) December meeting, in which the central bank decided to cut its benchmark rate by 25 basis points and signal another rate cut in 2026.

GBP/USD trades around 1.3490 on Monday, down 0.10% on the day at the time of writing. The pair is consolidating after recent moves, as investors remain cautious ahead of year-end and the holiday period, which is typically marked by thinner liquidity due to the New Year holiday.

United States EIA Natural Gas Storage Change climbed from previous -167B to -166B in December 19

The Canadian Dollar (CAD) struggled to find meaningful momentum in either direction against the US Dollar (USD) on Monday, kicking off the last trading week of 2025 on a directionless note.

US equities kicked off the final trading week of 2025 with a bit of a whimper, despite holding close to record highs.

Gold (XAU/USD) drops sharply on Monday, down 4.50% and trading near $4,330 at the time of writing, after hitting a fresh all-time high at the end of last week.

United States Dallas Fed Manufacturing Business Index dipped from previous -10.4 to -10.9 in December

United States Pending Home Sales (YoY) up to 2.6% in November from previous -0.4%

United States Pending Home Sales (MoM) registered at 3.3% above expectations (1%) in November

EUR/JPY trades lower and hovers around 183.80 on Monday at the time of writing.

USD/CAD rebounds toward 1.3700 and is up around 0.20% on the day, snapping a four-day losing streak.

A previous EUR/GBP recovery attempt seen on Monday has been short-lived, and the pair found sellers ahead of the 0.8740 area before retreating sharply during the European trading session. The Euro is trading at 0.8710 at the time of writing, only a few pips above the two-month lows, at 0.8705.

The USD/CHF pair trades 0.18% higher to near 0.7915 during the European trading session on Monday. The Swiss Franc pair rises after gaining ground near 0.7860, the lowest low seen in over three months.

EUR/GBP trades around 0.8715 on Monday at the time of writing, slightly lower for the day. The cross pauses following the previous session’s gains, as the Pound Sterling (GBP) benefits from a cautious yet relatively firm tone surrounding the monetary policy outlook of the Bank of England (BoE).

The US Dollar is ticking lower against a moderately firmer Japanese Yen on Monday, yet with downside attempts contained above 156.00.

The AUD/USD pair retraces to near 0.6700 during the European trading session on Monday from its over-a-year high of 0.6727 posted earlier in the day.

India Manufacturing Output rose from previous 1.8% to 8% in November

India Industrial Output up to 6.7% in November from previous 0.4%

Gold (XAU/USD) has dropped about $80 from the all-time highs at $4,550 area hit last week to session lows at $4,445 on Monday, weighed by hopes of a peace deal in Ukraine and a moderate recovery of the US Dollar, amid thin year-end trading.Precious metals retreated sharply on Monday, after US Presid