The US Dollar Index falls to near 99.20 amid uncertainty ahead of the long weekend in the US.

The PBOC announcement came after China reported its largest trade surplus on record for 2025, suggesting that tariffs have not substantially hurt global trade.

The USD/JPY price analysis remains choppy despite a risk-off move in equities.

P-shaped volume profile points to tactical selling pressure while flows and credit markets continue to back a broader melt-up.

WTI crude oil prices collapsed nearly 5% on Thursday to $59 per barrel, marking the sharpest one-day drop since October as geopolitical risks surrounding Iran receded.

Risk sentiment was revitalised as markets advanced, alleviating fears over inflated tech valuations.

The tailwinds far outweigh the headwinds, and investors seem to be positioning for a strong year for both GDP growth and stocks on continued AI optimism.

Bitcoin price pulled back on Friday, moving from a high of $97,770 on Thursday to the current $95,650.

JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s results are first and foremost a factual reminder: 2025 was not the year of macroeconomic disruption that had been predicted.

Economic growth outpaces doom predictions with 4.3% GDP surge.

EUR/USD hovers right above 1.1600 after hitting six-week lows at 1.1593.

Bank lending in 2025 fell to the lowest since 2018, largely because household lending utterly collapsed.

Bank of Japan officials are increasingly discussing the weak yen as a source of inflation.

Bitcoin shows renewed strength as buyers defend $95K support, eyeing a breakout above the 200-day EMA and a potential rally toward $107,000.

Markets head into Friday with a cautiously constructive tone.

Indian share markets are trading higher with the Sensex trading 375 points higher, and the Nifty is trading 87 points higher.

The Yen saw a slight pullback amid attempts to derail the progressive dollar.

Stronger US data pushed rates and the dollar slightly higher this week. Political pressure on Powell’s Fed hasn’t moved the dollar, and November TIC data shows foreign investors kept buying US assets. Betting against the dollar remains difficult.

A company’s quarterly earnings report commonly impacts its stock price, a theme that market participants have undoubtedly noticed.

As the world’s largest integrated circuit foundry provider, Taiwan Semi is seeing strong demand for its nanometer nodes in reference to the manufacturing technology it provides to help build advanced AI chips for Nvidia and others.