Summary
Euro's performance vs USD is increasingly diverging from that of EURGBP as EURUSD is boosted by emerging market carry trades & overall stability. Ashraf Laidi will cover the risks and opportunities inherent to trading EURUSD, considering the downside risks to ECB policy action and upside expectations to risk appetite.Latest Live Videos
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Gold hits fresh record highs above $4,400 amid renewed geopolitical woes
Gold is hitting fresh record highs above $4,400 early Monday, helped by renewed geopolitical tensions. Israel-Iran conflict and US-Venezuela headlines drive investors toward the traditional store of value, Gold.
EUR/USD stays bid above 1.1700 as risk flows dominate
EUR/USD posts small gains above 1.1700 in early European trading hours on Monday. The US Dollar remains broadly subdued amid a risk-on market profile, underpinning the pair.
GBP/USD clings to recovery gains near 1.3400
GBP/USD is clinging to recovery gains near 1.3400 in early Europe on Monday. The pair capitalizes on an upbeat market mood and a steady US Dollar as traders digest the recent
monetary policy decisions by the Fed and the BoE.
Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple eye breakout for fresh recovery
Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple are approaching key technical levels at the time of writing on Monday as the broader crypto market stabilizes. Market participants are closely watching whether BTC, ETH, and XRP can sustain breakouts and achieve decisive daily closes above nearby resistance levels, which could signal the start of a short-term recovery.
Ten questions that matter going into 2026
2026 may be less about a neat “base case” and more about a regime shift—the market can reprice what matters most (growth, inflation, fiscal, geopolitics, concentration). The biggest trap is false comfort: the same trades can look defensive… right up until they become crowded.
Here is what you need to know on Monday, December 22:
Gold gathers bullish momentum to the holiday-shortened week and trades at a new record-high above $4,400. The economic calendar will not offer any high-tier data releases on Monday, allowing investors to react to changes in risk perception.