US Money News, Nov. 28–30, 2025: Record Black Friday Spending, Fed Cut Expectations and a Futures Market Shock
From November 28 to 30, 2025, US “money news” has been dominated by three big themes: record-breaking Black Friday spending, growing expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut in December, and a rare outage that froze global futures trading for hours. Layered on top of that are rising consumer debt worries, a still-fragile post‑shutdown economy and a federal budget strained by higher interest costs. Here’s what mattered for your wallet and the wider US economy this weekend. 1. Black Friday 2025: Americans Spend Big – With Help From AI and Debt Online sales hit a record $11.8 billion US consumers