News tagged: U.S. Markets

Tag: U.S. Markets

What to Expect in Markets This Week: Christmas Holiday, GDP, Consumer Confidence, Jobless Claims

Market Insights

December 22, 2025

What to Expect in Markets This Week: Christmas Holiday, GDP, Consumer Confidence, Jobless Claims

Traders will get a brief pause this week with the Christmas holiday, though several important economic releases remain on the calendar. U.S. fin...

Gold Futures Positioning Signals Strong Bullish Bias Commodity Exchange Inc. – CFTC Data (Dec 9, 2025)

Market Insights

December 20, 2025

Gold Futures Positioning Signals Strong Bullish Bias Commodity Exchange Inc. – CFTC Data (Dec 9, 2025)

Gold futures positioning data from the Commodity Exchange Inc. shows a continued strengthening of bullish sentiment among large speculative traders...

Gold & Silver Smash Records in Historic 2025 Rally

Commodities

December 20, 2025

Gold & Silver Smash Records in Historic 2025 Rally

Gold and silver surged to fresh all-time highs on Friday, extending a powerful rally that has defined much of 2025. The most-active gold futures...

S&P 500 extends rally with second straight gain as AI stocks rebound

Indices

December 20, 2025

S&P 500 extends rally with second straight gain as AI stocks rebound

U.S. equities ended higher on Friday, led by Oracle, as the artificial intelligence trade regained momentum after a volatile stretch. The Nasdaq Co...

BoJ raises policy rate as dollar rebounds despite soft inflation

Forex Market

December 19, 2025

BoJ raises policy rate as dollar rebounds despite soft inflation

The US Dollar held steady early Friday, while the Japanese Yen remained firm against its peers after the Bank of Japan raised its policy rate by 25...

S&P 500 ends a four-day losing streak after cooler-than-expected inflation data

Indices

December 19, 2025

S&P 500 ends a four-day losing streak after cooler-than-expected inflation data

U.S. equities rebounded on Thursday, with the S&P 500 ending a four-day losing streak after softer-than-expected inflation data lifted expectat...

Cooling Inflation Opens Door to Fed Rate Cuts, but Shutdown Clouds Outlook

Market Insights

December 19, 2025

Cooling Inflation Opens Door to Fed Rate Cuts, but Shutdown Clouds Outlook

The sharp slowdown in U.S. inflation in November could give the Federal Reserve room to cut interest rates in an effort to support a weakening job ...

Oil Slips for Second Week as Ukraine Peace Hopes Weigh on Prices

Commodities

December 19, 2025

Oil Slips for Second Week as Ukraine Peace Hopes Weigh on Prices

Oil prices edged lower on Friday and were set to post a second consecutive weekly decline, as optimism over a potential Russia–Ukraine peace ...