US Stock Market Today, December 1, 2025: Futures Fall as Fed Cut Bets Clash With Oil Spike and Bitcoin Slump
U.S. stocks are set to begin December on the back foot as futures for the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all trade lower, reversing some of last week’s powerful rebound. A sharp drop in Bitcoin, a jump in oil, and fresh bets on a Federal Reserve rate cut are creating a choppy, risk‑off start to the final month of 2025. Reuters+2Investopedia+2 Key takeaways All moves and levels below refer to early U.S. trading on Monday, December 1, 2025, and can change as the session unfolds. Futures fall as Wall Street enters the final month of 2025 After a holiday‑shortened week that