European Markets Wrap-Up: Gold remains stuck in a tight consolidation as traders await new catalysts for next move

Friday, 16 Jan, 2026 Commodities Gold remains stuck in a tight consolidation as traders await new catalysts for next move KEY POINTS: Gold remains stuck in a tight consolidation awaiting a breakout Mixed signals from US data leads to uncertainty on future Fed interest rates path Fed members are keeping a neutral stance w Education EC Markets Releases Teaser for New Liverpool FC Collaboration: "Hold or Trade" EC Markets, a multi-regulated global trading provider trusted by traders worldwide, has released the teaser for Hold or Trade, its new creative collaboration with Premier League champions Liverpool FC Learn more News Italy December final CPI +1.2% vs +1.2% y/y prelim Prior +1.1% HICP +1.2% vs +1.2% y/y prelim Prior +1.1% The changes in headline annual inflation is light with core annual inflation keeping stable at 1.7% in December. On average, Italian consumer pri Cryptocurrency Oil back in the spotlight as US-Iran showdown may not be over FUNDAMENTAL OVERVIEW After Wednesday, it looked like US-Iran tensions were finally subsiding following a comment from Trump where he said that the killing in Iran was stopping and that there were no p News Japan finance minister Katayama continues with the verbal intervention on the yen currency Have repeatedly said that recent forex moves are not reflecting fundamentals Joint statement between US and Japan can be interpreted as saying intervention to counter forex moves out of line with fund Central Banks BOJ finally set to commence selling of its ETF holdings This is arguably the final piece of the puzzle in concluding the pivot towards monetary policy normalisation for the BOJ. However, it is one that is going to take almost forever to complete. In fact, News What are the main events for today? EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we don't have much on the agenda other than the final Italian inflation data which is not going to change anything for the market or the ECB. We got reports l News Germany December final CPI +1.8% vs +1.8% y/y prelim Prior +2.3% HICP +2.0% vs +2.0% y/y prelim Prior +2.6% In terms of headline annual inflation, the December reading is the lowest for the year and the softest reading since September 2024. However, con Learn more Forex Orders FX option expiries for 16 January 10am New York cut There are just a couple to take note of on the day, as highlighted in bold below. The first one being for EUR/USD at the 1.1600 mark. It's not the largest of expiries on the board for today but it is

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