AUDNZD continues higher within wave (C) after breaking above the 2022 highs, though the rally is now entering a late-stage resistance area near 1.1750–1.1800.

PRG Corporation Public Company Limited is a subsidiary of MBK PCL and one of Thailand’s largest rice manufacturers.

The Canadian bank significantly upped its gold price forecast from $4,500 in October. CIBC analysts extended their bullish forecast into 2027, projecting an average price of $6,500 next year.

Although the benchmark indices opened higher, they traded positively throughout the session and ultimately closed green.

Ituran Location & Control has declared and paid quarterly dividends since April 2013 and paid annual dividends beginning in  2004. The January 2026 Q dividend of $0.50 suggests $2.00 annual dividend for the coming year.

Nominally, retail sales were unchanged in December, after a downwardly revised +0.5% in November.

Markets are anticipating just a 1-in-5 chance of easing at the next FOMC meeting. 

After November’s strong rebound, economists expected retail sales to rise 0.4% month-over-month in December, but the data disappointed, showing no growth and marking the weakest year-over-year increase since September 2024.