Market Update

Gold advanced in Asian trading, supported by safe-haven flows amid fresh worries about fiscal sustainability in developed markets—most notably Japan—and lingering uncertainty over the U.S. Federal Reserve’s December decision. Spot gold: +0.6% to $4,092.51/oz Dec futures: +0.7% to $4,093.79/oz Japan’s bond selloff stokes haven bids A sharp climb in long-dated …

European equities were little changed early Wednesday as traders held fire ahead of Nvidia’s quarterly results, a print seen as pivotal for sentiment around the AI trade. 08:05 GMT: DAX +0.1% | CAC 40 –0.1% | FTSE 100 flat Nvidia in the spotlight The semiconductor bellwether—up roughly 10x since late-2022 …

U.K. inflation eased in October but by slightly less than expected, leaving the Bank of England on a narrow path as markets weigh the chances of a rate cut at next month’s final policy meeting of 2025. CPI: +3.6% y/y (vs 3.8% in September; 3.5% expected) — lowest since May …

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve will publish the minutes of its most recent meeting – widely seen as the most important release of the year, and one of the key market events since the beginning of 2025, for several reasons. The significance of these minutes lies first in the fact …

Bitcoin slid to its lowest level in nearly seven months on Tuesday, briefly breaching the $90,000 threshold as investors dialed back expectations for a Federal Reserve rate cut in December and awaited a backlog of U.S. macro releases. The token later pared losses to trade 2.6% lower at $92,482 as …

U.S. equities fell Tuesday, deepening November’s pullback as investors trimmed exposure to mega-cap tech ahead of Nvidia’s results and braced for a long-delayed snapshot of the labor market. At 09:32 ET (14:32 GMT), the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 527 pts (-1.1%), the S&P 500 fell 0.2%, and the NASDAQ …

U.S. new orders for manufactured goods rose in August, snapping the prior month’s decline, though a key gauge of business investment was revised lower, underscoring a fragile backdrop for industry. Factory orders: +1.4% m/m in August (consensus +1.4%) after -1.3% in July; +3.3% y/y. Core capital goods orders:* +0.4% m/m, …

The U.S. dollar edged lower on Tuesday as investors digested dovish remarks from Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller and looked ahead to a heavy slate of U.S. data that could shape the Fed’s final policy decision of the year. At publication time, the Dollar Index slipped 0.1% to 99.410, resuming …

Crude prices fell nearly 1% on Tuesday after Russia’s Novorossiysk port resumed loadings, easing immediate supply fears sparked by a Ukrainian drone and missile strike, while markets weighed the longer-term impact of Western sanctions on Russian flows. Brent down 0.9% at $63.64/bbl WTI down 0.9% at $59.37/bbl Supply jitters cool …

Bitcoin slid to its lowest level in nearly seven months on Tuesday, breaking below the $90,000 handle as investors dialed back expectations for a Federal Reserve rate cut and braced for a wave of delayed U.S. economic data. Bitcoin (BTC) traded 5.4% lower at $90,091 at 05:22 GMT after touching …