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Mexico Fiscal Balance, pesos down to -200.52B in November from previous -16.75B

The Canadian Dollar (CAD) flatlined on Tuesday, holding in a near-term range against the US Dollar (USD) as markets grind their way through the end-of-year slowdown. Market momentum remains absent with most market participants sidelined through the final trading week of 2025.

The highlight of the day was the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Minutes of the December meeting released in the American afternoon. The Minutes showed that most participants are willing to deliver additional rate cuts if inflation declines over time.

EUR/USD slipped into the 1.1750 region on Tuesday, falling back a scant one-fifth of one percent following several days of muted declines.

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) released the Minutes of the December meeting, and the document showed that most participants are willing to deliver additional rate cuts if inflation declines over time.

United States Baker Hughes US Oil Rig Count: 412 vs 409

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) sagged on Tuesday, declining around 100 points as equities grapple with holiday-constrained market flows and low end-of-year trading volumes. Moderate gains in energy sector stocks were offset by softness in the healthcare and financial services sectors.

NZD/USD trades virtually unchanged on Tuesday around 0.5800 at the time of writing, after trimming part of its recent losses.

GBP/USD trades around 1.3460 on Tuesday at the time of writing, down 0.30% on the day. The pair consolidates after failing to sustain the bullish momentum seen last week, which had lifted it to a more than three-month high near 1.3535.

AUD/USD trades around 0.6700 on Tuesday at the time of writing, up 0.10% on the day, as markets remain cautious ahead of the release of the Minutes from the December meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), due later in the day.

United States Chicago PMI came in at 43.5, above expectations (39.5) in December

Despite notable gains across major currencies this year, purchasing power parity measures show the US Dollar (USD) remains overvalued versus its peers, with limited upside for Euro (EUR) and growing downside risks emerging most clearly in GBP/AUD as relative rate support erodes heading into 2026, So

Despite improving risk appetite into year-end, investors have used the rebound to scale back exposure to previously top-performing equity markets, with US portfolio weightings falling notably from early-year peaks, BNY's economists report.

United States Housing Price Index (MoM) above forecasts (0.1%) in October: Actual (0.4%)

United States S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices (YoY) above expectations (1.1%) in October: Actual (1.3%)

United States Redbook Index (YoY) increased to 7.6% in December 26 from previous 7.2%

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) US Oil trades around $58.20 on Tuesday at the time of writing, up 0.90% on the day, extending its upward momentum amid persistent geopolitical tensions.

Silver (XAG/USD) is trimming losses on Tuesday after depreciating beyond 7% amid  Monday’s thin liquidity conditions.

EUR/JPY trades around 183.50 on Tuesday at the time of writing, down 0.15% on the day, amid thin trading volumes as markets head toward the year-end holidays. The pair reflects a modest rebound in the Japanese Yen (JPY), supported by increasingly hawkish signals from the Bank of Japan (BoJ).

India M3 Money Supply fell from previous 9.9% to 9.3% in December 8