The Euro took the offensive against the US Dollar last week, but the road ahead for EUR/USD remains tough due to ECB and Fed monetary policy divergences.

The price of gold may consolidate during the Federal Reserve’s blackout period as it trades within the opening range for January.

The tug of war between market expectations and U.S. economic data continues and with Fed tightening on the horizon, will the dollar make the much anticipated push higher?

After testing support at the start of the week, Bitcoin has picked up a touch, leaving BTC/USD pretty much unchanged on the week.