Global Stock Markets Today: Wall Street Near Records, Asia Rallies, and Investors Brace for Fed Minutes as 2025 Winds Down
NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 11:59 a.m. ET — Market closed Global stock markets head into the weekend with risk appetite still intact—but with liquidity thin, headlines amplified, and a packed “week-ahead” narrative taking shape around U.S. rate expectations, a potential Federal Reserve leadership change in 2026, and fresh signs of uneven growth in China. With U.S. exchanges closed Saturday…