Stocks Pull Back Modestly Amid Year-End Adjustments: The Dow Jones Industrial Average softened on the final trading day of 2025, joining other major indexes in a minor retreat. Despite the dip, the year has been impressive: the S&P 500 is poised for a 17% gain, marking its third consecutive year …

Tariffs Take a Backseat to Fiscal Strategy: US President Donald Trump’s tariffs dominated headlines in 2025, yet the year-end economic reality tells a different story. Despite early predictions of a possible recession, the US economy displayed remarkable resilience, with third-quarter growth soaring 4.3%, fueled by strong consumer spending and capital …

Euro’s Resilient Rally: The euro ended 2025 on a strong note, recovering from earlier lows to trade firmly above 1.1750 in the final sessions of the year. Despite thin holiday volumes and subdued volatility, the common currency has delivered one of its best annual performances in recent memory, appreciating more …

As artificial intelligence continues to dominate corporate investment plans and equity market performance, a growing debate has emerged on Wall Street: is the AI boom the early stage of a transformative technological shift, or are markets drifting toward an unsustainable bubble? The question has gained urgency heading into 2026, as …

Economic Data Fuels Dollar Momentum: The US dollar rose to a one-week high on Tuesday, boosted by encouraging economic indicators and market expectations of a cautiously managed Federal Reserve. Recent data showed home prices increasing steadily across major cities, signaling resilience in the housing sector. The monthly and annual growth …

Oil prices fell on Tuesday as a stronger US dollar and rising American inventories weighed on the market, but robust Chinese demand, ongoing geopolitical tensions, and OPEC+ production freeze plans limited the losses.The market appears poised for a period of cautious equilibrium, balancing supply pressures with sustained global demand.Crude futures …

Dollar Gains Strength as Fed Signals More Rate Cuts: As the year winds down, forex markets are digesting the latest insights from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) December meeting. The released minutes revealed that many Fed officials are open to additional rate cuts if inflation continues to ease, while …

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) released the minutes of its December meeting, signaling that most officials are open to further interest rate reductions if inflation continues its gradual decline. The document also highlighted a modest upward revision to the U.S. economic growth forecast compared to the October meeting. Policymakers …

USD/JPY Gains Amid Dollar Strength: The Japanese yen weakened against the US dollar on Tuesday, pushing the USD/JPY pair up by approximately 0.3%. The yen came under clear pressure during US trading hours as a strong dollar and rising US Treasury yields made dollar-denominated assets more attractive compared to the …

Thin Trading, Soft Sectors, and a Fed Reality Check Cap the Year-End MoodThe Dow Jones Industrial Average edged lower on Tuesday, slipping by roughly 100 points as Wall Street continued to drift through a slow, holiday-thinned trading session. With many institutional players already sidelined for year-end, low volumes exaggerated modest …