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title: Daily Market View 17-12-2025 (Lite)
description: "Daily FX update: Anticipation builds for BoE and ECB decisions. UK inflation slows, impacting GBP; weak US jobs data affects USD. Markets lean toward steady ECB rates."
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# [Daily Market View 17-12-2025 (Lite)](https://caxton.io/fx-news/daily-market-view-17-12-2025)

 Written by [David Stritch](https://caxton.io/fx-news/author/david-stritch) | Dec 17, 2025 10:24:59 AM

## Anticipation Builds Ahead of Central Bank Decisions

 

Lite Version:

*This analysis is provided in brief, as David Stritch is currently away, but will return with a full version on Friday 19th December 2025.*

Key Themes

- Central Banks: BoE and ECB decisions tomorrow will be pivotal for GBP pairs.
- Speeches: Economic outlook from the Fed's Christopher Waller.

Markets Today

*Please be aware the below rates represent the market rate at 8:00 AM, contact your Caxton dealer or check online for a live quote.

| **Currency Pairs** | **Open** |
| --- | --- |
|  GBP/USD  |  1.3326  |
|  GBP/EUR |  1.1371 |
|  GBP/CAD |  1.8465 |
|  GBP/AUD |  2.0240 |
|  GBP/NZD |  2.3209 |
|  GBP/JPY |  207.775  |
|  EUR/USD |  1.1719 |
|  USD/JPY |  154.771  |
|  USD/CAD |  1.3754 |

## Today's Economic Calendar

**Major Economic Releases (All times in GMT)**

GBP: CPI figures  
EUR : German PMI  
NZD: Q3 GDP figures

  

 

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