AUD/USD, NZD/USD face pressure as December cross-pair volatility looms

Major cross pairs including AUD/USD, USD/CAD, NZD/USD, and AUD/CHF are positioned for increased volatility entering December, with commodity currencies showing particular vulnerability. AUD/USD trades near 0.6480, facing headwinds from China growth concerns and RBA policy uncertainty. NZD/USD hovers around 0.5920, pressured by RBNZ's dovish stance and soft domestic data. USD/CAD maintains strength at 1.4020, supported by oil price weakness and diverging monetary policies between the Fed and BoC. AUD/CHF shows relative stability at 0.5740, benefiting from SNB's negative rates versus RBA's hawkish tilt. Technical analysis reveals AUD/USD approaching critical support at 0.6450, while NZD/USD risks breaking below 0.5900. Traders should prepare for heightened volatility as year-end positioning, central bank meetings, and thin holiday liquidity converge to create potentially sharp moves in cross pairs.