Global Stock Market Today, December 1, 2025: Risk‑Off Start to December as Yen Jumps and Bitcoin Slides
Global stocks fell on December 1, 2025, as the MSCI World index slipped 0.1% and Europe’s STOXX 600 dropped 0.6%. Japan’s Nikkei tumbled nearly 2% after Bank of Japan rate hike signals boosted the yen. Bitcoin slid below $90,000, down about 5–6%, while gold hit a six-week high. U.S. futures pointed lower ahead of Wall Street’s open.