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EUR/USD took another leg lower to kick off the 2025 trading season, falling eight-tenths of one percent and tapping the 1.0250 level for the first time since November of 2022, a nearly 26-month low.

AUD/USD tried and failed to spark a bull run during the first trading session of 2025, rising on thin volumes before collapsing back into the 0.6200 handle in the later hours of the day.

The USD/JPY pair traded as high as 157.84 on Thursday, holding not far from the December multi-month high of 158.07 by the end of the day.

The US Dollar (USD) resumed its advance after the New Year holiday, challenging multi-month highs against European rivals in the American session.

Gold price (XAU/USD) extends intraday gains to near $2,650 in the opening North American session on Thursday after the New Year holiday.

The USD/JPY pair bounces back from the intraday low of 156.43 in the North American session on Thursday.

The USD/CAD pair rises to near 1.4420 in Thursday’s European session.

Silver price (XAG/USD) kicks off 2025 on a strong note. The white metal gains almost 1.50% in Thursday’s European session and climbs to near $29.40.

EUR/GBP extends its gains for the second successive day, trading around 0.8280 during the European session on Thursday.

EUR/USD trades vulnerable and holds near a more-than-a-month low at around 1.0350 on the first trading day of the year.