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Macquarie Group Ltd (ASX:MQG) Stock: Today’s Price Move, Latest News, Analyst Forecasts and What Investors Are Watching (Dec. 18, 2025)

Macquarie Group Limited (ASX:MQG) sits in a rare corner of the market: part global investment bank, part asset manager, part commodities trader, part mortgage lender—an earnings mix that can look brilliantly diversified one quarter and stubbornly cyclical the next. Reuters On Thursday, December 18, 2025, Macquarie shares closed at A$197.71, down 0.91% on the session, after trading between A$196.08 and A$198.94, with volume around 716,630 shares. Investing.com The bigger story for MQG stock right now isn’t one dramatic headline. It’s a tug-of-war between (1) stronger contributions from annuity-style businesses and performance fees, especially in asset management, and (2) a quieter

18 December 2025

Analyst Forecasts·ASX Updates·ASX:MQG·Financial News·Investing·Stock Market

NAB Share Price Today: National Australia Bank Limited (ASX:NAB) Stock News, Forecasts and Outlook for 18 December 2025

National Australia Bank Limited (ASX: NAB) is back in the spotlight on 18 December 2025 as investors weigh a shifting interest-rate narrative, new mortgage pricing moves across the sector, and a fresh set of capital markets updates—all while analysts remain divided on where the stock goes next. NAB shares were trading around A$41.81 on Thursday, with a day range of A$41.71 to A$42.08 and a 52‑week range of A$31.13 to A$45.25. The bank’s market capitalisation was listed at about A$127.69 billion. Investing.com The bigger story isn’t a single headline—it’s the collision of rate expectations, bank funding costs, and valuation debate

18 December 2025

ASX Updates·ASX:NAB·Financial Forecasts·Investment·Stock Market

Westpac (ASX: WBC) Share Price Today: Dividend Payment Nears as Westpac Shifts Its RBA Forecast to a 2026 Hold

Westpac Banking Corporation shares were trading around A$38.26 on 18 December 2025, with the stock moving in a day range of roughly A$38.13 to A$38.55 and sitting within a 52‑week range of about A$28.44 to A$41.00. Investing.com That price action lands Westpac stock in a very “late‑cycle banking” mood: investors are balancing the near-term appeal of dividends with the longer-term question of what interest rates (and mortgage competition) do to bank margins in 2026. In the past 24 hours, Westpac’s own economics team has materially changed its view on where the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is heading—an update that

18 December 2025

ASX:WBC·Bank Stocks·Dividend Updates·Economic Forecasts·Investment News·Share Market

CBA Share Price Today: Commonwealth Bank of Australia Stock (ASX:CBA) in Focus on 18 December 2025 as Options Expiry, Rate Outlook and Analyst Targets Collide

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) shares are back in the spotlight on Thursday, 18 December 2025 — not because the bank dropped a blockbuster announcement, but because the market is juggling three forces at once: year-end options expiry volatility, a shifting interest-rate outlook for 2026, and a persistent debate about whether CommBank’s valuation still makes sense at today’s price. As of 18 December, CBA was trading around A$154.56, up modestly on the day, after moving between A$153.11 and A$154.67. Investing.com’s snapshot put CBA’s market capitalisation at roughly A$258 billion and showed a 52‑week range of A$140.21 to A$192.00 —

18 December 2025

ASX Updates·ASX:CBA·Banking·Financial News·Investment Analysis·Stock Market

Australia Stock Market Today (18 December 2025): ASX 200 slips as tech and uranium sink, Austal lands $1.03bn defence contract

SYDNEY, Thursday 18 December 2025 — Australian shares drifted lower for a fourth straight session as global “AI valuation” jitters again hit technology names, while a sharp sell-off in uranium stocks dragged on broader sentiment. The S&P/ASX 200 (ASX 200) spent most of the day in mild retreat — down about 0.1% to 0.3% — before stabilising into the afternoon. Even with the pullback, local losses were modest relative to the overnight slide on Wall Street, where tech weakness again dominated. Analysts point out Australia’s market structure — heavy in banks and miners, light in mega-cap tech — continues to

18 December 2025

ASX 200·ASX:ASB·Defence Industry·Stock Market·Technology·Uranium

BHP Group Ltd Stock (BHP): Share Price, Today’s Key News, Commodity Outlook, and Analyst Forecasts (18 Dec 2025)

BHP Group Ltd stock is doing what big miners often do when the world can’t decide whether it’s panicking or partying: it’s being tugged by commodities, policy, and a very real legal overhang—all at the same time. On Thursday, 18 December 2025, BHP shares were modestly higher in Australia even as broader equities wobbled on renewed tech/AI valuation nerves, while headlines around the long-running Brazil dam disaster litigation resurfaced with a sharp new angle: a £189 million legal-costs demand following the UK court’s liability ruling. IG+1 Below is the full, up-to-date news and analysis snapshot for 18.12.2025, plus what forecasts

18 December 2025

Analyst Forecasts·ASX:BHP·Commodities·Financial News·Investing·NYSE:BHP·Stock Market

Solana USD Price (SOL-USD) Today: SOL Slips Near $123 as Traders Watch $120–$122 Support — Forecast and Key News for Dec. 17, 2025

Dec. 17, 2025 — Solana’s U.S. dollar pair (SOL-USD) is trading around the $123 area as the broader crypto market remains cautious and risk-sensitive, while Solana-specific headlines range from a major network stress test (a large DDoS attack) to fresh security research around post-quantum signatures. TradingView+3CoinMarketCap+3CoinGecko+3 Multiple pricing feeds show SOL down roughly ~3.6% to ~3.8% over the past 24 hours, with heavy turnover and an unusually wide intraday range — a setup that has kept short-term “breakout or breakdown” talk front and center in today’s technical commentary. crypto.news+3CoinMarketCap+3CoinGecko+3 SOL-USD price today (Dec. 17, 2025): live snapshot At the time

17 December 2025

Cryptocurrency·Market Trends·Price Analysis

USDC-USD Price Today (Dec. 17, 2025): USD Coin Holds the $1 Peg as Visa Expands USDC Settlement — Forecast and What Comes Next

USD Coin (USDC-USD) is doing what it was built to do on December 17, 2025: trade extremely close to $1.00. At the time of writing, CoinGecko shows USDC at about $0.9999 with a tight 24-hour range roughly between ~$0.9987 and ~$1.00—a small band that reflects normal liquidity and exchange-to-exchange differences, not “volatility” in the way traders think about Bitcoin or Ethereum. CoinGecko Meanwhile, CoinMarketCap also keeps USDC essentially at par, listing the token around $0.9997 and placing 24-hour trading volume in the low tens of billions (a reminder that stablecoins are used heavily as “cash legs” across exchanges and settlement

17 December 2025

Cryptocurrency·Financial Forecasts·Market Analysis·NYSE:V·Stablecoins

XRP USD Price Today (XRP-USD): XRP Slips Under $2 as Spot XRP ETFs Top $1B Inflows — Price Forecast and 2026 Outlook (Dec. 17, 2025)

XRP-USD is trading around $1.88 on December 17, 2025, extending a choppy pullback that has kept the token pinned below the psychologically important $2.00 level. At the time of writing, XRP is down roughly 2.6% versus the prior close, with an intraday range near $1.85–$1.98—a sign that volatility remains elevated even as liquidity concentrates around a few key technical levels. Investing.com The bigger story for traders and long-term holders is the tension between near-term bearish price action and structural tailwinds: multiple reports show U.S.-listed spot XRP ETFs drawing more than $1 billion of net inflows within roughly a month of

17 December 2025

Cryptocurrency·ETF News·Market Forecast·Price Analysis·XRP

BNB USD Price Today (BNB-USD): Binance Coin Slips Toward $844 as $850 Support Takes Center Stage — Forecast and Key Levels for the Days Ahead

Updated: Wednesday, December 17, 2025 — BNB (BNB-USD) is trading around $844, down roughly 3% over the last 24 hours as the broader crypto market turns softer and traders focus on whether the widely watched $850 area can hold. CoinMarketCap While near-term price action is under pressure, today’s headlines also include fresh, potentially bullish “utility” and infrastructure updates for the BNB ecosystem — ranging from a new AWS billing payment option using BNB via Better Payment Network (BPN) to continued messaging around institutional tokenization and real-world assets (RWA) on BNB Chain. BNB Chain+2Chainwire+2 Below is a detailed look at BNB

17 December 2025

Cryptocurrency·Market Forecast·Price Analysis·Trading Strategies

Ethereum Price Today (ETH-USD) Slides to the $2,800s as ETF Outflows Mount — Forecast and Key Levels for Dec. 17, 2025

Ethereum’s USD price (ETH-USD) is under renewed pressure on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, as risk appetite across crypto remains fragile and fresh data points point to weakening demand—especially from U.S.-based channels. At the latest check, ETH was trading around $2,822, down roughly 4.4% versus the prior close, after swinging between an intraday high near $3,024 and a low near $2,793. That puts Ethereum back in the high-$2,700s/low-$2,800s zone after spending much of the month battling the psychologically important $3,000 area—one of the most-watched lines on the chart for traders heading into year-end. ETH Price Today: Why Ethereum Is Moving Now

17 December 2025

Cryptocurrency·ETF·Ethereum·Market Forecast·Price Analysis

Tether USDT Price Today (USDT-USD) Holds Near $1.00: Latest News, Reserve Scrutiny, and a Realistic 2026 Forecast (Dec. 17, 2025)

Tether USDt (USDT) continues to trade close to its intended $1.00 peg on December 17, 2025—exactly what a fiat-backed stablecoin is designed to do. But while the “price” looks calm on the surface, today’s headlines and recent analytical reports show why the market still watches USDT-USD closely: Tether is expanding into new products and payment rails, regulators are tightening stablecoin rules globally, and ratings-driven debates about reserve composition and transparency remain a recurring theme. Below is a data-driven look at USDT price today, what’s moving sentiment around the stablecoin, and a practical forecast for USDT-USD that reflects how stablecoins actually

17 December 2025

Cryptocurrency·Market News·Price Analysis

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Reckitt share price ends week near a one-year high as RKT investors eye special dividend and March results

7 February 2026

Reckitt Benckiser shares closed at 6,400 pence Friday, down 0.2% after hitting a one-year high. The company will pay a 235 pence special dividend on Feb. 20 and recently completed a £1 billion buyback. Its share consolidation took effect Feb. 2. Full-year results are due March 5.

GSK share price set for Monday watch after EU clears Nucala COPD use

7 February 2026

GSK shares closed Friday up 0.83% at a 52-week high after the EU approved Nucala for certain uncontrolled COPD patients. Insider filings showed chairman Jonathan Symonds bought 2,500 shares while executive David Redfern sold 100,000. The FTSE 100 rose 0.6%. Broker ratings on GSK remained mixed.

Aye Finance IPO: Rs 454-crore anchor haul follows valuation cut below last round

7 February 2026

Aye Finance raised Rs 454.5 crore from 19 anchor investors ahead of its Feb 9 IPO, pricing shares at the top of a Rs 122–129 range. The company’s profit fell 40% to Rs 64.3 crore in the six months to September as bad loans rose to 4.85%. The IPO values Aye at about Rs 3,200 crore, below its last private round. Major investors include Nippon Life India and Goldman Sachs funds.

BAT share price closes near 52-week high as buyback rolls on ahead of results week

7 February 2026

British American Tobacco shares closed up 1.2% at 4,609 pence Friday, near a 52-week high. The company disclosed further share buybacks and management share purchases ahead of its Feb. 12 full-year results. BAT bought 121,668 shares for cancellation on Feb. 5. Investors await updates on nicotine alternatives and cash returns.