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Rising Treasury yields could be an roadblock for small caps, but fundamentals finally have started to improve, says one money manager.
GBP/USD eased back toward the midrange on Tuesday, shedding around one-fifth of one percent after facing an intraday technical rejection from the 1.3350 level. Price action has slumped back into the 1.3300 handle and is holding just north of the long-term 200-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) near 1.3250 as markets hunker down for the last Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate decision of 2025.Fed on deck, rate cut expected but tone mattersInvestors are mainly focused on the Fed’s interest rate decision scheduled for December 10, which is widely anticipated to result in a third consecutive quarter-point reduction. Fed funds futures currently…
With SpaceX’s valuation expected to skyrocket, its CEO largely credits satellites, rocket launches — and the company’s plan to solve a major AI-industry problem.
When most people think of gold rushes, they imagine California in 1849 or the Klondike in the Yukon. But one of the most transformative rushes happened halfway around the world, in Australia’s rugged landscape. The New South Wales Gold Rush of 1851 didn’t just change the trajectory of a struggling British colony, it reshaped global gold markets and laid the foundation for Australia’s place as one of the world’s leading gold producers. The Discovery That Changed Everything In February 1851, Edward Hargraves, an adventurer who had tried his luck in California, struck gold near Bathurst, New South Wales. He recognized…
High Expectations How Markets Really React to News High Expectations Navigating financial markets around major news events can feel unpredictable even for experienced traders. Many hope for a simple formula: if this news happens, the market will do that. Unfortunately, trading doesn’t work that way. While news releases often spark quick volatility, the follow-through is rarely straightforward. In this article, we break down how markets react to news, what “consensus expectations” really mean, and why price action can often defy logic. Why You Can’t Trade Every News Event the Same Way There is no guaranteed strategy for “playing” news…
Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison is not ready to go down without a fight for Warner Bros. Discovery, making a counter offer that is $18 billion more than that offered by Netflix.
S&P 500 under pressureFailure to break above the trend‑channel line has been the tell. Small ranges since late Nov = momentum fading. Stochastics now turning bearish, giving sellers the advantage.High today: 6887.Key channel cap: 6902/06 — needs a break + close above to ease downside pressure.Profit zone: 9‑day & 50‑day M/A at 6761/6756.Remember: it’s rarely the first break that triggers pros — that’s usually stops. It’s the second break that matters.Not investment advice — my money, my risk.
Any hints of Fed plans for asset purchases could aid the rally in stocks and other risk assets more than a rate cut
Newsquawk Week Ahead: 8th-12th December 2025 Highlights include FOMC, RBA, BoC, SNB, UK GDP, Aussie Jobs, Chinese Trade and Inflation How does Inflation affect Interest rates MON: Chinese Trade Balance (Nov) TUE: RBA Announcement, EIA STEO, German Trade Balance (Oct), US JOLTS (Oct) WED: FOMC Announcement, BoC Announcement, Chinese Inflation (Nov), Swedish GDP (Oct), Norwegian CPI (Nov), US Employment Cost Index (Q3) THU: SNB Announcement, CBRT Announcement, OPEC MOMR, IEA OMR, Australian Jobs Report (Nov), Swedish CPIF (Nov) FRI: UK GDP (Oct), German/French/Spanish Final CPI (Nov) CHINESE TRADE BALANCE (MON): Note, the data will encapsulate the first full period…
“My friend really wanted to keep her father’s condo, but her mother sold that too — and it broke her heart.”