Gold (XAU/USD) edges lower after registering over 2% gains in the previous session, trading around $5,030 per troy ounce during the Asian hours on Monday.

The AUD/USD pair attracts some buyers in the vicinity of mid-0.7000s during the Asian session on Monday and, for now, seems to have stalled its corrective pullback from a three-year high, touched last week.

China House Price Index dipped from previous -2.7% to -3.1% in January

EUR/USD opens the week on a softer note, trading near 1.1860 during the Asian session on Monday. Activity is likely to remain muted, with United States (US) markets closed for the Presidents’ Day holiday, while Mainland China is also shut for the week-long Lunar New Year break.

The Japanese economy expanded 0.1% over the quarter in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2025, the preliminary report published by the Cabinet Office showed on Monday. This reading marks a reversal from a 0.7% contraction recorded in Q3, though it fell short of market expectations for a  0.4%.

The USD/JPY pair attracts some buyers during the Asian session on Monday and climbs back above the 153.00 mark following the disappointing release of Japan's Q4 GDP report.

United Kingdom Rightmove House Price Index (YoY) declined to 0% in February from previous 0.5%

South Korea Trade Balance declined to $0B in January from previous $8.74B

United Kingdom Rightmove House Price Index (MoM) dipped from previous 2.8% to 0% in February

Japan Gross Domestic Product (QoQ) came in at 0.1% below forecasts (0.4%) in 4Q

Japan Gross Domestic Product Deflator (YoY) remains unchanged at 3.4% in 4Q

Japan Gross Domestic Product Annualized registered at 0.2%, below expectations (1.6%) in 4Q

New Zealand Business NZ PSI: 50.9 (January) vs previous 51.5

New Zealand Electronic Card Retail Sales (YoY) increased to 0.4% in January from previous -1%

New Zealand Electronic Card Retail Sales (MoM) declined to -1.1% in January from previous -0.1%

MUFG’s Michael Wan views the detailed US–India interim trade deal, including tariff cuts and exemptions, as positive for India’s external position. He sees scope for USD/INR to briefly break below 90 in coming months, but expects only a shallow INR recovery.

Commerzbank’s FX analysts note that Singapore’s 2026 Budget emphasizes supply-side support, SME internationalisation and capital-market development, including fresh funding for the Equity Market Development Programme and Anchor Fund.

Anchorage Digital has partnered with Kamino Finance (KMNO) and Solana Company (HSDT) to enable institutions to borrow against staked Solana (SOL) while maintaining regulated custody.

MUFG’s Lin Li and Khang Sek Lee note that China’s January CPI slowdown was heavily distorted by Chinese New Year base effects, with food and services dragging headline inflation. PPI deflation narrowed on stronger global metals prices and tech-related demand.

Standard Chartered’s Senior Economist Tommy Wu raises Hong Kong’s 2026 GDP growth forecast to 3.2% from 2.5%, citing robust Q4 momentum, stronger financial activity and improving consumer sentiment.

Ethereum Foundation (EF) co-executive director Tomasz Stańczak announced he will step down from his role at the end of February, less than a year after joining the organization.

UOB economists Julia Goh and Loke Siew Ting note Malaysia’s 4Q25 GDP grew 6.3% year-on-year, the fastest since 4Q22, lifting full-year 2025 growth to 5.2%.

Silver price advances bounce off daily lows around $74.01, posts gains of over 2.50% on Friday, yet it is poised to end the week on a negative note. A softer than expected US inflation report, pushed the white metal higher and traded at $77.20 a troy ounce ahead of the weekend.

United States CFTC Oil NC Net Positions fell from previous 124.6K to 117.8K

Eurozone CFTC EUR NC Net Positions increased to €180.3K from previous €163.4K

Australia CFTC AUD NC Net Positions increased to $33.2K from previous $26.1K

United States CFTC S&P 500 NC Net Positions increased to $-105.1K from previous $-132.9K