Market News

Governor Ueda Wants to See Wage Rises Before Hiking Rates; Bloomberg Asia Dollar Index at 20-Year Low

Asian Stock Markets Mostly Lower; US Dollar in Strong Bullish Trend.

Japanese Yen Gains After Earlier 5-Month High; Stock Markets Lower; Australian and New Zealand Dollar Heavily Close to Technical Breakdown

Markets Turn From Risk on Friday, Global Stock Markets Lower, Bitcoin Trading Near December Low; Quiet Markets Likely Today

Most Major Equity Indices Higher, Japan & China Higher by Over 1%; Bitcoin Gains on MicroStrategy Plans; Bank of Japan’s Ueda Gives No Clue on Rate Hike

Canada’s GDP rises 0.3% in October, contracts 0.1% in November, and Canadian dollar edges lower in aftermath of GDP report.

Most Major Equity Indices Higher; Canadian GDP Stronger Than Expected; US 10-Year Treasury Yield Hits 6-Month High

Friday’s Lower US PCE Data Restores Faith in Fed Rate Cuts, Stocks Higher; Canadian GDP Release Today Last Major Data Before Christmas

The US Federal Reserve lowers rates by 0.25% on a near-unanimous vote but signals a slower pace of cuts in 2025. The US dollar jumps while stocks slide.

US Federal Reserve Reduces 2025 Rate Cut Forecast, Stocks Plunge, US Dollar Soars; Bank of Japan Passes on Rate Hike; Brazilian Real Falls to New Record Low; Cocoa Futures Advance to Fresh High; Bank of England, US Final GDP In Focus

US Federal Reserve Expected to Make 3rd Rate Cut of 0.25%, Lower 2025 Cuts Forecast; US Stocks Looking Bullish; Bitcoin Trades Above $108k But Reverses; Cocoa Continues to Leap Higher; Brazilian Real Plunges to Record Low

NASDAQ 100 Index Breaks 22100; Bitcoin Trades Above $107k; Cocoa Continues to Leap Higher; Markets Await Canadian CPI, US Retail Sales Data

Bitcoin Makes New Record High During Asian Session; NASDAQ 100 Index Looking Bullishly Divergent; Cocoa in a Strong Bull Run

Policy Meetings Today at European Central Bank and Swiss National Bank, 0.25% Rate Cuts Expected; US Stock Markets, Many Global Indices Higher, NASDAQ 100 Reaches New All-Time High; US CPI Rises to 2.7% as Expected, Fed Seen Likely to Cut Rates Next Week; AUD/USD Reaches 4-Month Low

US inflation for November accelerated to 2.7% year-on-year, in line with expectations, and market expectations for a December rate cut jumped close to 100%.