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Economic Analysis News 10 October 2025 - 5 November 2025

Stocks Skyrocket to Record Highs as Fed Set to Cut Rates Again

Fed’s $50 Billion Repo Bailout: Credit Crunch Canary or Just Month-End Jitters?

Fed Pumps Billions to Calm a Cash Crunch Late last week, U.S. money markets showed unusual signs of strain. On Friday, October 31, banks and dealers suddenly found cash in short supply to meet their routine funding needs. Overnight lending rates – the cost for banks to borrow short-term cash – surged above the Federal Reserve’s target range, indicating that…
5 November 2025
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Gold Soars Past $4,000 for the First Time – Inside the Historic Rally and What’s Next

Gold Near $4,000: Inside 2025’s Historic Price Surge and the Road Ahead

Current Gold Prices and Recent Performance Gold prices remain just under the historic highs as of early November 2025, capping a year of extraordinary gains. On November 4, spot gold traded around $3,970/oz, with December futures near $3,979/oz. Just weeks earlier, on October 20, gold hit an all-time record of approximately $4,381 per ounce, before pulling back on profit-taking and…
4 November 2025
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Oil Prices Rollercoaster: Trade War Fears & OPEC Moves Spark 5-Month Lows

Oil Price Rebound as OPEC Freezes Output Hikes: Winners, Losers, and 2026 Outlook

OPEC+ Pumps the Brakes on Oil Output The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (OPEC+) took a pivotal turn in policy at a meeting on Sunday, Nov 2. Led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, a core group of eight OPEC+ producers agreed to “nudge” oil output up slightly in December but then freeze any further production increases…
3 November 2025
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2025’s Best-Performing Stock Market Is Up 35% – Here’s What’s Driving the Rally

2025’s Best-Performing Stock Market Is Up 35% – Here’s What’s Driving the Rally

Best Stock Market Performance as of October 29, 2025 Global Markets Rally to New Highs Stock markets around the world are on fire heading into the final days of October 2025. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index – up about 34–35% so far this year – is the planet’s best-performing major index Advisorperspectives. After a brutal multi-year slump, Hong Kong’s market…
29 October 2025
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Gold Soars Past $4,000 for the First Time – Inside the Historic Rally and What’s Next

From Record High to Plunge: Gold Drops Below $4,000, Fueling Market Jitters

Gold’s Record Rally Meets a Sudden Drop Only a week ago, gold was the year’s star performer – blasting through all-time highs above $4,300 per ounce. On October 20, spot gold hit an unprecedented ~$4,381/oz Reuters, capping a historic run fueled by global turmoil and investors seeking safety. By Oct. 27, that momentum dramatically reversed: prices plunged below $4,000 for the first time since…
28 October 2025
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Mega Metal Rally! Gold Rockets Past $4,000 as Silver Nears $52 on Debasement Fears

Silver Soars Past $50 to Record Highs in 2025 Rally – What’s Next for the “Poor Man’s Gold”?

Key Facts – October 18, 2025 Silver Price Hits New Highs, Then Pulls Back Silver’s ascent in 2025 reached a climax this week, as the metal briefly surged above $50 an ounce for the first time in decades. On Thursday, October 16, spot silver shattered its 2011 peak, spiking to about $54.5/oz intraday – an all-time nominal high for the…
18 October 2025
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Gold & Silver Hit Record Highs in Safe-Haven Frenzy – $5,000 Next or 2026 Crash?

Gold & Silver Hit Record Highs in Safe-Haven Frenzy – $5,000 Next or 2026 Crash?

Gold Soars to Record Highs Amid Global Angst Gold’s price blew past historic milestones this October as anxious investors flocked to safe-haven assets. The metal first breached the $4,000/oz barrier in early October – a level never seen before – and it hasn’t stopped there Reuters ts2.tech. By mid-October, bullion was trading in the $4,200+ range, and on Friday (Oct…
17 October 2025
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Powell’s High-Stakes Balancing Act: Fed’s Dilemma Sparks Market Turmoil and Record Highs

Powell’s High-Stakes Balancing Act: Fed’s Dilemma Sparks Market Turmoil and Record Highs

Fed’s Balancing Act: Growth vs. Inflation In his remarks, Powell emphasized the unusual mix of a robust economy (above-trend GDP growth and surging productivity) alongside persistent inflationary pressures. Federal Reserve economists now face “a duel” of forces – big fiscal and trade shock versus a tech/AI-driven boom – as EY’s Gregory Daco puts it Reuters. Fed Governor Christopher Waller bluntly…
14 October 2025
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Critical Metals Corp (CRML) SOARS on U.S. Rare-Earth Gambit – Billion-Dollar Opportunity or Bubble?

Critical Metals Corp (CRML) SOARS on U.S. Rare-Earth Gambit – Billion-Dollar Opportunity or Bubble?

Key Facts: Critical Metals Corp is a NASDAQ-listed (CRML) mining development company in the materials sector, focused on rare earths and lithium ts2.tech. Its market capitalization is now on the order of $2–3 billion (about $2.4B as of Oct. 13, 2025) Stockanalysis. The company’s chief assets are the Tanbreez Rare Earth Project in southern Greenland and the Wolfsberg Lithium Project…
14 October 2025
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Dow Dips as Fed Fears Slam Tech Stocks – Hot Economic Data Rattles Wall Street (Sept 25, 2025)

Stock Market Keeps on Giving – Why Investors Won’t Question This Record Rally

A Historic Rally Defies Gravity By all accounts, the stock market’s run in 2025 has been extraordinary. Major U.S. indexes continue to set record after record, seemingly without a breather. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite have been climbing for months with remarkably low volatility. As of mid-October 2025, the S&P 500 is hovering near 6,750 – up roughly 18%…
10 October 2025
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Stock Market Today

  • Stocks Making Big Moves Midday: NetApp, Nvidia, Expand Energy, Intel, and More
    January 20, 2026, 2:12 PM EST. Expand Energy shares jumped over 4% as natural gas prices surged 25%, hitting $3.89 per million British thermal units amid cold weather forecasts. Gold mining stocks rallied with IAMGOLD up 15% and others following as gold hit a new record above $4,700 per troy ounce. Intel rose more than 5% after a Seaport Research upgrade to buy, targeting $65. Meanwhile, Coterra Energy climbed 3% on merger talk with Devon Energy. In contrast, IT hardware stocks declined after Morgan Stanley downgraded the sector due to rising component costs, with NetApp down 7% and Logitech down 4%. Nvidia fell around 3%, impacted by escalating global trade tensions. 3M dropped 7% after mixed earnings, and Fastenal slid 3% on in-line results. Lululemon declined 3% amid a proxy fight involving founder Chip Wilson.
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