Dollar Slips and Oil Falls as Markets Reprice Fed and Iran Risks
United States. The US dollar is strengthening against the Japanese yen today while posting moderate losses against the euro and the British pound.
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During the first sessions of the new year, the USD/JPY pair has been trading within a narrow range of 157.00–156.25. Investors prefer to wait for clearer signals regarding the next steps of the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan in monetary policy. For now, baseline expectations remain unchanged: the Japanese regulator is likely to continue tightening policy parameters, while the US central bank is expected to move toward interest rate cuts, possibly pausing in January.
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United States. The U.S. dollar is losing ground against the yen, while showing mixed dynamics in pairs with the euro and the pound.
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XAU/USD prices have resumed their upward move, supported by geopolitical and monetary factors, and are currently holding near 4465.00 within a long-term bullish trend after a brief correction.
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The EUR/USD pair has been losing ground for a third consecutive week and is currently holding near the 1.1670 level. The US dollar is strengthening amid ongoing uncertainty over the Federal Reserve’s next monetary policy steps at the start of the year. In the longer term, investors are almost certain that borrowing costs will be reduced significantly, but in the near month the regulator is likely to pause its dovish cycle in order to assess the impact of measures already taken on the economy — a view supported by recent comments from Fed officials.
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The US dollar is losing ground against the Japanese yen and showing mixed performance against the euro and the British pound.
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During the Asian session, the GBP/USD pair is correcting near 1.3561, supported by neutral dynamics in the US dollar. At the same time, the potential for the pound to continue its upward trend remains high, driven by stable macroeconomic data and signs of recovery in the UK financial sector.
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During the Asian session, the EUR/USD pair remains in a corrective trend near 1.1733. The European currency is trading with near-flat momentum, staying under pressure from extremely weak manufacturing activity data, as the index fell from 49.6 to 48.8 points in December. Nevertheless, the situation may shift later today under the influence of fresh macroeconomic releases, with inflation data set to be the key driver.
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The U.S. dollar is strengthening against the euro but losing ground against the Japanese yen and the British pound. Trading volumes are declining as investors prepare for Orthodox Christmas celebrations and refrain from opening new positions.
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Prices for benchmark Brent Crude Oil are correcting within a downward trend, holding just below the 61.00 level following the launch of the military operation dubbed “Midnight Hammer” against Venezuela. Several major media outlets, including CBS News, reported that U.S. President Donald Trump personally ordered strikes on civilian and military targets in Caracas, as well as the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. They are now expected to stand trial in New York on charges related to narco-terrorism.
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The USD/JPY pair is trading near the resistance level of 156.92 and last month’s highs amid expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will keep monetary parameters unchanged at its January 29 meeting, as well as escalating geopolitical tensions in Venezuela. The yen has been one of the few major global currencies that failed to strengthen against the U.S. dollar over the past year, despite a shift in rhetoric from the Bank of Japan.
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During the Asian session, the AUD/USD pair is trading around 0.6673. Market focus remains on the minutes from the December monetary policy meetings of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the U.S. Federal Reserve, which traders believe may contain signals about the next steps of the monetary authorities — and, consequently, influence the dynamics of the national currencies.
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During the Asian session, the USD/CHF pair is trading in a corrective trend near 0.7946. The Swiss franc continues to hold firm against its major peers, keeping the pair close to its 2025 lows. The potential for a further strengthening of this move remains fairly high, reinforcing expectations of possible currency interventions by the Swiss National Bank (SNB).
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