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Central Banks News 9 December 2025 - 13 December 2025

Ireland Stock Market Week Ahead: ISEQ Outlook After Fed Rate Cut, CRH’s S&P 500 Boost and a Packed Central-Bank Calendar

Ireland Stock Market Week Ahead: ISEQ Outlook After Fed Rate Cut, CRH’s S&P 500 Boost and a Packed Central-Bank Calendar

Ireland’s stock market heads into the new week with two forces pulling in opposite directions: supportive global monetary policy after the US Federal Reserve’s latest cut, and renewed nerves around technology valuations that spilled into Friday’s trade. For investors watching the ISEQ All-Share (Euronext Dublin), the story from 8–13 December has been one of rotation—banks and cyclicals taking turns to…
Euronext Week Ahead (Dec 15–19, 2025): ECB in Focus, US Data Deluge, and Euronext’s Settlement Storm

Euronext Week Ahead (Dec 15–19, 2025): ECB in Focus, US Data Deluge, and Euronext’s Settlement Storm

European equities head into the week of Monday, December 15, 2025 with a familiar mix of optimism and unease: relief that the U.S. Federal Reserve has delivered another rate cut, but fresh nerves about whether the global AI trade is overheating and whether central banks are actually done easing. For the Euronext complex—spanning Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Dublin, Lisbon, Milan and…
Canada Stock Market Today (Dec. 11, 2025): What to Know Before the TSX Opens After Fed Cut and BoC Hold

Canada Stock Market Today (Dec. 11, 2025): What to Know Before the TSX Opens After Fed Cut and BoC Hold

Toronto’s stock market walks into Thursday’s open riding a fresh record high, but with a lot for traders to digest: a third straight U.S. Federal Reserve rate cut, a Bank of Canada pause, softer oil, still‑hot precious metals, and key trade data due around the opening bell. Key things to know before the TSX opens today The Toronto Stock Exchange…
11 December 2025
UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Holds Near Record Highs as Traders Weigh Fed Cut, BoE Outlook and Housing Jitters – 11 December 2025

UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Holds Near Record Highs as Traders Weigh Fed Cut, BoE Outlook and Housing Jitters – 11 December 2025

London’s stock market spent Thursday morning in a holding pattern, with the FTSE 100 hovering just below record territory as investors digested the US Federal Reserve’s latest rate cut, a softening UK housing market and growing expectations of a Bank of England (BoE) move next week. As of late morning on Thursday 11 December, the FTSE 100 was trading a…
Canada Stock Market After the Bell: TSX Closes Near Record as BoC Holds Rates and Fed Cuts – December 10, 2025

Canada Stock Market After the Bell: TSX Closes Near Record as BoC Holds Rates and Fed Cuts – December 10, 2025

Canada’s stock market ended Wednesday’s session slightly higher, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index closing just below its recent all‑time high as investors digested a Bank of Canada rate hold and a fresh rate cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve. Based on exchange and index data, the TSX finished around 31,312 points, up roughly 0.2% from Tuesday’s close near 31,244, leaving…
UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Rises as Rate‑Cut Bets Grow Ahead of Fed and BoE Decisions (10 December 2025)

UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Rises as Rate‑Cut Bets Grow Ahead of Fed and BoE Decisions (10 December 2025)

The UK stock market finished modestly higher on 10 December 2025, with the FTSE 100 edging up while the FTSE 250 slipped, as traders positioned for a US Federal Reserve rate cut and a potential Bank of England move next week. Key movers included HSBC, Standard Chartered, FirstGroup, Volution and Ocado, with share buybacks and sector outlooks shaping the broader…
USD/JPY Price Today, Forecast and News: Yen Hovers Near 156.5 as Markets Brace for Fed Cut and BoJ Rate Hike

USD/JPY Price Today, Forecast and News: Yen Hovers Near 156.5 as Markets Brace for Fed Cut and BoJ Rate Hike

Tokyo / London – December 10, 2025 – The Japanese yen is trading near some of its weakest levels of the year against the US dollar as traders position for a rare “double feature” in monetary policy: a widely expected rate cut from the US Federal Reserve and a potential rate hike from the Bank of Japan (BoJ) next week.…
Canada Stock Market Today: TSX Futures Soft as Bank of Canada and Fed Rate Decisions Loom – What to Know Before the Open on December 10, 2025

Canada Stock Market Today: TSX Futures Soft as Bank of Canada and Fed Rate Decisions Loom – What to Know Before the Open on December 10, 2025

TORONTO – As Canadian investors get ready for the Toronto Stock Exchange to open on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, markets are staring down a rare double‑header of central bank decisions: the Bank of Canada in the morning and the U.S. Federal Reserve later in the day. Here’s a detailed look at how futures, global markets, commodities and key stocks are…
UK Stock Market Today, 10 December 2025: FTSE 100 Steadies as Fed Rate Cut and BoE Signals Take Center Stage

UK Stock Market Today, 10 December 2025: FTSE 100 Steadies as Fed Rate Cut and BoE Signals Take Center Stage

London – December 10, 2025 The United Kingdom stock market traded in a narrow range on Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 hovering just above the 9,650 level as investors weighed a heavy slate of corporate news against looming interest‑rate decisions from the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England (BoE). European markets drifted lower, but London’s blue‑chip index managed…
Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Eases as RBA Hawkish Shift and Fed Decision Keep Investors on Edge (10 December 2025)

Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Eases as RBA Hawkish Shift and Fed Decision Keep Investors on Edge (10 December 2025)

The Australian stock market spent Wednesday treading water, weighed down by a hawkish Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), rising bond yields and bail ahead of a key US Federal Reserve rate decision. The S&P/ASX 200 – Australia’s main benchmark of the top 200 listed companies, covering around three-quarters of local equity market value – finished slightly lower, around 8,577 points,…
Swiss Stock Market Outlook Today (9 December 2025): Roche Catalysts, SNB Rate Bets and Fed Jitters Set the Tone

Swiss Stock Market Outlook Today (9 December 2025): Roche Catalysts, SNB Rate Bets and Fed Jitters Set the Tone

Zurich’s stock market is heading into Tuesday’s session with the Swiss Market Index (SMI) hovering just under the symbolic 13,000 level, as investors juggle a powerful mix of bullish news from Roche, cautious analyst calls on financials and industrials, and a high‑stakes week for central banks led by the Swiss National Bank (SNB) and the U.S. Federal Reserve. Below is a structured rundown of…
Nordic Nasdaq Pre‑Market Today (9 December 2025): BioArctic, Rusta, Sampo and Vestjysk Bank in Focus as Fed Meeting Begins

Nordic Nasdaq Pre‑Market Today (9 December 2025): BioArctic, Rusta, Sampo and Vestjysk Bank in Focus as Fed Meeting Begins

Investors across Stockholm, Helsinki, Copenhagen and Reykjavik wake up to a cautious but event‑packed Tuesday. A soft close in global equities, fresh corporate news from several Nordic blue chips and growth names, and the start of a pivotal U.S. Federal Reserve meeting are set to shape the tone when the Nasdaq Nordic markets open today.  Business Recorder Quick pre‑open snapshot…

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  • Sensex Falls 300 Points, Nifty Slips Below 25,500 on Global Trade Concerns and FII Selling
    January 20, 2026, 1:42 AM EST. The Sensex dropped 388.54 points to 82,857.64 and Nifty fell 133.75 points to 25,451.75 on Tuesday amid persistent foreign institutional investor (FII) selling, trade-war jitters, and mixed quarterly earnings. Bajaj Finance and Bajaj Finserv were among the top decliners, while sectors like IT fell after weak results from Wipro. Global markets showed weakness, with US futures down and Asian indices mixed, intensifying selling pressure. The rupee weakened and India VIX, a measure of market volatility, rose over 4%, reflecting investor caution. Experts caution volatility will continue amid unresolved US-Europe tariff tensions impacting risk appetite and market direction.
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