☀️ Morning Update | December 30, 2025 📅 Tuesday, December 30 🌍 Markets remain calm amid thin year-end liquidity, with investors avoiding large positions ahead of key macro signals. Reduced volumes continue to amplify intraday moves across FX, commodities and indices. 💵 US Dollar (DXY) trades near recent lows as traders remain cautious before the release of the FOMC minutes later today. Expectations remain mixed, with markets looking for hints on the Fed’s outlook for inflation and interest rates in early 2026. 🇪🇸 Europe will be in focus during the European session. At 10:00 GMT, Spain publishes its December inflation data, including CPI and the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices. These figures may influence short-term EUR volatility. 🇨🇭 Also at 10:00 GMT, Switzerland releases the KOF Economic Barometer, offering fresh insight into the country’s economic momentum at year-end. 🛢️ Oil traders will be watching weekly US crude oil inventory data from the API, due late in the day. With liquidity thin, energy markets may react sharply to any surprise in the figures. 🇺🇸 At 21:00 GMT, attention shifts to the Federal Reserve, as the December FOMC meeting minutes are released. Any signals on policy direction or inflation risks could trigger late-session volatility. ⚠️ With holiday conditions still in place, low volume does not mean low risk. Sharp moves remain possible across all major instruments. 📢 Stay alert, manage risk carefully, and trade smart into the final trading days of the year.