Evening Insights: Thursday, December 18, 2025
Current market quotes
| XAUUSD | 4,336.80 | -0.03% |
| EURUSD | 1.1747 | +0.06% |
| USDJPY | 155.37 | -0.17% |
| BTCUSD | 88,169 | +2.57% |
Short outlook by currency pair
XAUUSD
Gold didn’t sell off, despite USD strength. Traders are sitting on gold like a hedge, the safe-haven demand stays firm as the market digests the new BoE 3.75% rate and the unchanged 2.15% of the ECB.
EURUSD
EURUSD trades steady with a positive bias. However, the upside impulse is not strong enough to break through the 1.17600 resistance, so the pair would stay range-bound.
USDJPY
USDJPY stays supportive above 155.300. The market will await Friday morning for the BoJ rate decision. The market prices in the potential BoJ tightening, but the USD strength story still dominates. The pair is in search of a clear catalyst.
BTCUSD
Bitcoin has been showing modest gains - it trades like a risk asset with a huge speculative bias inside. The support still lies at the $85,500 level, while the resistance moved higher towards $89,500.
Market sentiment
The Bank of England expectedly cut the rate to 3.75%, while the European Central Bank held it at 2%. These decisions didn’t unleash big directional moves as the market has already priced them in, and traders interpret forward guidance, instead. Digesting the news would determine the market’s behaviour towards tomorrow's early Asian trading session.