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Silver (XAG/USD) falters after a modest Asian session bounce to the $69.60 area and trades with a negative bias for the fifth straight day on Monday. The white metal is currently placed just below mid-$67.00s, down 0.80% for the day, and seems vulnerable near a six-week low, touched last Thursday.

On Monday, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) sets the USD/CNY central rate for the trading session ahead at 6.9041 compared to Friday's fix of 6.8898 and 6.8928 Reuters estimate.

EUR/USD recovers its daily losses after opening at a gap down, trading near 1.1560 during Asian hours on Monday. Daily chart technical analysis indicates a potential bullish reversal as the pair is testing the upper boundary of the descending channel pattern.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) Chief Fatih Birol said on Monday that he is discussing with governments across globe, if necessary there will be more releases of oil stocks. 

The EUR/JPY cross trades with mild losses near 184.15 during the early Asian session on Monday. The Japanese Yen (JPY) strengthens against the Euro (EUR) as the escalation of conflict in the Middle East boosts safe-haven assets. 

The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the Greenback against a basket of currencies, kicks off the new week on a positive note, though it lacks follow-through and remains below Friday's swing high. The index currently trades around the 99.65 region, up 0.15% for the day.

Atsushi Mimura, Japan’s Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs and top foreign exchange official, said on Monday that the government is consider to take measures on all fronts in foreign exchange (FX) volatility.

The NZD/USD pair loses ground to near 0.5830 during the early Asian session on Monday. Heightened geopolitical tensions in the Middle East boost safe-haven currencies such as the US Dollar (USD) against the Kiwi. 

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that it will completely shut the strait if US President Donald Trump proceeds with his threats to target Iranian energy facilities, the Guardian reported on Monday.

The AUD/USD pair attracts some sellers to near 0.7000 during the early Asian session on Monday, pressured by risk-off sentiment. The US Dollar (USD) edges higher against the Australian Dollar (AUD) as escalating tensions in the Middle East boost safe-haven demand.