Gold price (XAU/USD) retreats from a record high near $4,550 during the Asian trading hours on Monday as traders book some profits ahead of holidays. A renewed US Dollar (USD) could also weigh on the precious metal, as it makes Gold more expensive for non-US buyers, pressuring prices.

USD/JPY loses ground after registering modest gains in the previous session, trading around 156.20 during the Asian hours on Monday.

West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US crude oil benchmark, is trading around $57.10 during the early Asian trading hours on Monday. The WTI price edges higher amid prospects for improved Chinese demand.

GBP/USD edges lower after a gap-up open, trading around 0.7410 during the Asian hours on Monday. However, the pair may gain ground as the US Dollar (USD) faces challenges, which could be attributed to growing expectations of two more rate cuts by the Federal Reserve (Fed) in 2026.

US President Donald Trump said that he made “a lot of progress” in talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy over a possible peace deal, Bloomberg reported on Sunday.

China signaled a more proactive fiscal stance in 2026, indicating sustained government support to drive growth in a challenging external environment, Bloomberg reported on Sunday.

The EUR/USD pair trades in positive territory around 1.1775 during the early Asian session on Monday. The prospect of a US Federal Reserve (Fed) rate cut in 2026 weighs on the US Dollar (USD) against the Euro (EUR).

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) will publish its report on Sunday at 23:50 GMT. This report includes the BOJ's projection for inflation and economic growth. It is scheduled 8 times per year, about 10 days after the Monetary Policy Statement is released.

Russia Unemployment Rate below forecasts (2.2%) in November: Actual (2.1%)

India FX Reserves, USD up to $693.32B in December 15 from previous $688.95B

Singapore Industrial Production (YoY) registered at 14.3% above expectations (14.2%) in November

Singapore Industrial Production (MoM) fell from previous 11.5% to -10.2% in November

Japan Retail Trade s.a (MoM) down to 0.6% in November from previous 1.6%

Japan Industrial Production (YoY) dipped from previous 1.6% to -2.1% in November

Japan Retail Trade (YoY) above expectations (0.9%) in November: Actual (1%)

Japan Industrial Production (MoM) below forecasts (-2%) in November: Actual (-2.6%)

Japan Unemployment Rate meets forecasts (2.6%) in November

Japan Tokyo CPI ex Food, Energy (YoY) dipped from previous 2.8% to 2.3% in December

Japan Tokyo Consumer Price Index (YoY) dipped from previous 2.7% to 2% in December

Japan Jobs / Applicants Ratio meets expectations (1.18) in November

Japan Tokyo CPI ex Fresh Food (YoY) came in at 2.3% below forecasts (2.5%) in December

Strategy (MSTR) and other corporate Bitcoin (BTC) treasuries remain under pressure as 2025’s volatile BTC performance – marked by sharp rallies and deep corrections – left annual returns flat to slightly negative.

Bitcoin (BTC) steadies around $87,700 at the time of writing on Thursday after failing to reclaim a key psychological level earlier this week. Institutional demand continues to weaken as spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) recorded their fifth consecutive day of withdrawals.

Worldcoin (WLD) hovers around $0.49 at the time of writing on Thursday, consolidating within a falling wedge pattern. Lookonchain data shows that a wallet linked to Multicoin Capital bought 60 million WLD tokens on Thursday.

Japan Construction Orders (YoY) climbed from previous -10.1% to 9.5% in November

Toncoin (TON) price is trading above $1.51 on Thursday after closing above the falling wedge pattern, which favours bulls. On-chain and derivatives data show a bullish bias, with large whale orders, rising bullish bets among traders, and buy-side dominance.

Japan Foreign Investment in Japan Stocks declined to ¥-1234.8B in December 19 from previous ¥528.3B