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Economic News News 12 August 2025 - 9 October 2025

Gold Soars Past $4,000 for the First Time – Inside the Historic Rally and What’s Next

Gold Soars Past $4,000 for the First Time – Inside the Historic Rally and What’s Next

Gold Blasts Past $4,000 in an Unprecedented Surge Gold’s climb has been nothing short of spectacular – shattering its all-time high and crossing the psychologically important $4,000 threshold for the first time. On October 7, prices breached $4k/oz and kept rising into October 8, when gold peaked near $4,078 cbsnews.com. This milestone comes after numerous records were broken in recent months; gold was only around $2,800 at the start of 2025, making the current price nearly 50% higher in under a year cbsnews.com. “$4,000 an ounce seemed far-fetched at the start of the year… but after a ~50% rally, here
9 October 2025
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U.S. Stocks Rally as Shutdown Fears Fade – Markets Hit Fresh Records

U.S. Stocks Rally as Shutdown Fears Fade – Markets Hit Fresh Records

Market commentary and outlook Lara Castleton of Janus Henderson noted that Tuesday’s White House–Pfizer announcement “was the catalyst for healthcare,” freeing up investors to rotate into the beaten-down sector reuters.com. Kyle Rodda at Capital.com observed that the weak ADP report “suggests the U.S. economy is in almost dire need for further policy support,” so markets are pricing in much higher odds of Fed rate cuts in October and December reuters.com. He added that “after some initial jitters, markets shrugged off the U.S. government shutdown, at least for now,” since past shutdowns have had “trivial” market impact reuters.com. Analysts are watching
2 October 2025
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Market Record Rally Amid Shutdown: A Deep Dive into U.S. Stock Performance on 1 October 2025

Market Record Rally Amid Shutdown: A Deep Dive into U.S. Stock Performance on 1 October 2025

Market Overview Index Performance The 1 October 2025 session began under a cloud as the federal government shut down due to a budget impasse. Stock futures opened lower amid fears that key economic reports might be delayed investopedia.com. By the closing bell, however, Wall Street had staged a dramatic recovery: Contrary to midday reports that the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 were modestly negative due to a risk‑off mood nasdaq.com, late‑day buying pushed all major indices into positive territory. Market breadth improved: the S&P 500 recorded 37 new 52‑week highs versus 7 lows, while the Nasdaq tallied 111 highs and 68 lows reuters.com. Sector
1 October 2025
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Stocks Rally to Record Highs as Shutdown Looms – Dow and S&P Post Best September in 15 Years

Stocks Rally to Record Highs as Shutdown Looms – Dow and S&P Post Best September in 15 Years

Market Performance (Sept. 30 & Oct. 1) U.S. stock markets closed Sept. 30 higher, ending the month on a positive note. The S&P 500 closed at 6,688.46 (+0.41%), the Dow at 46,397.89 (+0.18%), and the Nasdaq at 22,660.01 (+0.31%) reuters.com. All three indices notched monthly and quarterly gains: for September, the S&P rose about 3.5% (its best September since 2010) reuters.com reuters.com, and the Dow and Nasdaq each notched their largest one-month rise since 2019. This pushed the Dow to another record closing high reuters.com. Defensive sectors (health care, consumer staples, utilities) outperformed, while cyclical areas (airlines, transports) lagged due
1 October 2025
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Gold Price Surges Past $3,800; Silver Nears 14-Year High on Fed-Cut and Shutdown Fears

Gold Price Surges Past $3,800; Silver Nears 14-Year High on Fed-Cut and Shutdown Fears

Gold and silver continue to ride a historic rally as investors seek safe assets amid uncertainty. By early Sept 30, spot gold hovered around $3,800/oz, having eased off record highs hit earlier in the week reuters.com reuters.com. U.S. gold futures (December delivery) traded near $3,828 reuters.com. The metal’s surge accelerated on Sept 29 – gold briefly spiked to $3,833.37/oz (a new all-time intraday high) reuters.com before a slight pullback. Silver also climbed sharply, reaching about $46.85/oz on Sept 29 (its strongest level in over 14 years) reuters.com and remaining near the mid-$40s the next day reuters.com. Platinum touched a 12-year
30 September 2025
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Nasdaq Sizzles on Tech Mania as Shutdown and Fed Drama Unfold – Will the Rally Last?

Nasdaq Sizzles on Tech Mania as Shutdown and Fed Drama Unfold – Will the Rally Last?

Market Snapshot: Rebound After Late-Week Dip Last week ended with Nasdaq near recent highs but under pressure from rotating profit-taking. On Thursday (Sept. 26), the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.5% (to 22,384.70) nasdaq.com amid “growing concerns over the record-high valuations of AI and tech stocks” nasdaq.com. Firms like Oracle (down ~5.6%) and Tesla (~–4.4%) led the declines as investors questioned whether the AI investment spree was priced in nasdaq.com. By Friday, buyers returned: major indexes all finished modestly higher, leaving Nasdaq up ~0.4% on the day reuters.com. Looking ahead to Monday, U.S. stock index futures were firmly higher. Reuters reported S&P
29 September 2025
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Tariff Shocks & Rate Jitters Ignite Wild 48 Hours in European Markets

Tariff Shocks & Rate Jitters Ignite Wild 48 Hours in European Markets

Key Facts German DAX index graph at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, reflecting volatile mid-week trading reuters.com. Pan-European Overview: From Slump to Rebound European equities seesawed over the two days, buffeted by transatlantic trade tensions and shifting rate expectations. On Thursday Sept. 25, the STOXX Europe 600 index dropped 0.7%, touching levels not seen in three weeks reuters.com. Almost every major bourse closed in the red reuters.com as traders digested a slew of worrying signals: fresh U.S. trade investigations into high-tech imports, surprisingly robust U.S. economic data, and guarded comments from central bankers. By Friday Sept. 26, however, markets regained footing
26 September 2025
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Hot GDP Surprise Shatters Wall Street’s Rally – Stocks Slide on Fed Jitters (Sept 25, 2025)

Hot GDP Surprise Shatters Wall Street’s Rally – Stocks Slide on Fed Jitters (Sept 25, 2025)

U.S. Stock Market News and Insights on September 25, 2025 Market Indices & Sectors at a Glance Wall Street’s September rally hit a wall on Thursday as all three major indexes extended their slide. The S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones Industrial Average each fell roughly half a percent, marking the third straight day of losses investopedia.com. This losing streak interrupted what had been a strong run: through Monday, the indices had climbed to record highs before momentum shifted mid-week investopedia.com. Traders used the recent high valuations as an excuse to take profits. “With the S&P pricing in 23–24
25 September 2025
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Dow Dips as Fed Fears Slam Tech Stocks – Hot Economic Data Rattles Wall Street (Sept 25, 2025)

Dow Dips as Fed Fears Slam Tech Stocks – Hot Economic Data Rattles Wall Street (Sept 25, 2025)

U.S. Stock Market News Roundup for September 25, 2025 Markets Pause as Rally Loses Steam After a torrid summer of gains, U.S. stocks hit a speed bump this week. Thursday’s session saw a hesitant recovery following two days of declines. The Dow Jones Industrial Average oscillated between modest losses and gains before ending essentially flat, around the 46,100 level. The S&P 500 likewise closed near 6,640, virtually unchanged on the day reuters.com. Early-session selling gave way to dip-buying in the afternoon, helping the blue-chip indexes finish well off their morning lows. The Nasdaq Composite was the notable laggard, slipping a
25 September 2025
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Global Markets on Edge as Fed Rate Decision Nears: Asia Optimistic, West Cautious

Fed’s First Rate Cut Since 2024 Sparks Market Whiplash – Dow Rallies as Tech Stocks Tumble

Market Overview: Indices & Sectors Wall Street wrapped up September 17 with a split decision. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.56% to close around 46,013 reuters.com, extending its uptrend thanks in part to strength in financial and industrial stocks. The S&P 500 eased 0.1% to ~6,600 reuters.com, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 0.33% to ~22,261 reuters.com. Earlier in the session, all three indices seesawed between gains and losses as traders reacted in real-time to the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate decision and Powell’s commentary. Notably, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq had been at record highs just a
17 September 2025
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Trade Truce, Tech Triumphs & Oil Drama: Global Business Bombshells (Aug 11–12, 2025)

Trade Truce, Tech Triumphs & Oil Drama: Global Business Bombshells (Aug 11–12, 2025)

The Reserve Bank of Australia cut its cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.6% on Tuesday, its third cut this year, with Governor Michele Bullock signaling further easing may be needed. China’s factory-gate prices fell 3.6% year on year in July while consumer prices were flat, underscoring deflationary pressures. U.S. markets were about 90% priced for a Federal Reserve rate cut in September, with expectations of at least two quarter-point reductions by year end and core inflation near 3%. The U.S. extended a tariff truce with China by 90 days, and Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 2.2% to 42,718 as
12 August 2025
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