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Risk sentiment turning to the downside as European trade resumes after the holiday period supports the low-yielding JPY and CHF. Meanwhile, this is now weighing on the likes of NZD and AUD on top of a precious metals selloff after Friday's rally.

• AUDUSD is lower at typing, however the price saw fresh highs overnight, reinforcing bullish conditions after the pair has cleared key resistance at 0.6707. This puts sights on 0.6759, the Oct 11 2024 high. NZDUSD meanwhile pares further from 0.5853 highs seen on December 24.
• The EUR is largely unfazed by a fresh set of headlines around US - Ukraine talks as at present, there is little to suggest any significant developments. A Trump-Putin call, scheduled in "nearest time", will likely be the next input here, where it remains to be seen if the US is able and willing to put significant pressure on Moscow to agree to the new 20-point peace framework.
• Despite the lack of material EUR support from this, EURUSD is heading for a strong close of the year as the Dollar Index is consolidating recent losses around the 98.00 handle, below which it closed for the first time since October last week.
• NOKSEK remains at a key technical juncture ahead of tomorrow's Norges Bank's January FX transactions release. Strong support at the April 9 low of 0.9065 contained downside earlier this month, after Norges Bank’s December MPR rate path was more hawkish than expected. However, the trend condition in the cross remains bearish, with rallies short of the 20-day EMA at 0.9197 considered corrective. Norges is expected to step up NOK purchases in 2026, a combination of lower petroleum revenues and continued government transfers to limit bank reserve growth. Given thin holiday season liquidity, the announcement could spur some temporary volatility in NOK crosses.
• The calendar remains light for the rest of the day, with US November NAR pending home sales as well as the Dallas Fed manufacturing activity the only notable datapoints. There are no ECB, BoE, or Fed speakers scheduled for the rest of the day.

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NOKSEK remains at an interesting technical juncture. Strong support at the April 9 low of 0.9065 contained downside earlier this month, after Norges Bank’s December MPR rate path was more hawkish than expected. However, the trend condition in the cross remains bearish, with rallies short of the 20-day EMA at 0.9197 considered corrective. 

• We wrote earlier this month that the 0.90-0.91 area has historically been an important long-term support zone in NOKSEK. See here
• For our full review of the December Norges Bank meeting, see here

Figure 1: NOKSEK Since 2022 (Source: Bloomberg Finance L.P)