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Economic Outlook News 25 December 2025 - 25 January 2026

Xero share price rebounds, but CPI and Fed loom large for XRO in the week ahead

Xero share price rebounds, but CPI and Fed loom large for XRO in the week ahead

SYDNEY, Jan 25, 2026, 17:07 AEDT — Market closed Xero Ltd shares ended Friday up 3.54% at A$101.22, recovering some losses after hitting a 52-week low of A$97.19 on Thursday, according to Investing.com data. (Investing) The bounce counts more given the next session kicks off a holiday-shortened week in Australian markets. Rate-sensitive tech stocks have been jittery after each macro…
25 January 2026
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Robert Half stock rebounds as a new hiring survey hits and bulls talk a 2026 turn

Robert Half stock rebounds as a new hiring survey hits and bulls talk a 2026 turn

New York, January 14, 2026, 10:26 EST Robert Half (RHI) shares rose about 3% to $28.70 in morning trading on Wednesday, drawing fresh attention after a Seeking Alpha column pitched the staffing firm as an “underpriced cyclical recovery play.” The author put a fair value of $49 a share on a discounted cash-flow model — a method that estimates future…
14 January 2026
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Mastercard stock slides into 2026 after four-day skid; jobs report and earnings date loom

Mastercard stock slides into 2026 after four-day skid; jobs report and earnings date loom

New York, Jan 4, 2026, 17:58 ET — Market closed Mastercard Incorporated shares ended Friday down 1.36% at $563.13, lagging a broader market that started 2026 mostly higher. The move matters because card networks are a real-time read on consumer spending, and the first week of the year is often when investors reset risk after year-end volatility. Mastercard’s stock has…
5 January 2026
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Brian Moynihan’s 2026 Outlook: How Bank of America Sees AI Boosting Growth, While Consumer Confidence, Tariffs, and Copper Set the Tone for Markets

Brian Moynihan’s 2026 Outlook: How Bank of America Sees AI Boosting Growth, While Consumer Confidence, Tariffs, and Copper Set the Tone for Markets

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan is ending 2025 with a message that’s equal parts upbeat and wary: consumer spending is still growing, the U.S. economy looks positioned for solid growth in 2026, and artificial intelligence is starting to show measurable economic lift. But the next year, in his view, will also be shaped by a familiar trio of destabilizers—policy…
28 December 2025
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Gold Price Surges Past $4,500 in 2025 as ETF Inflows Roar Back — What’s Driving the Rally and the 2026 Outlook

Gold Price Surges Past $4,500 in 2025 as ETF Inflows Roar Back — What’s Driving the Rally and the 2026 Outlook

Gold’s 2025 run has turned into a full-blown stampede—capped by a late-December surge that pushed bullion to fresh all-time highs and pulled the rest of the precious-metals complex along for the ride. On December 26, spot gold hit record territory above $4,500 an ounce, while silver vaulted beyond $77—milestones that underscore just how unusual this year has been for metals…
26 December 2025
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Nike Stock (NYSE: NKE) Trades Higher in Holiday Week as Tim Cook Buys Shares; Tariffs and China “Reset” Dominate the 2026 Outlook

Nike Stock (NYSE: NKE) Trades Higher in Holiday Week as Tim Cook Buys Shares; Tariffs and China “Reset” Dominate the 2026 Outlook

New York — Friday, December 26, 2025 (10:00 a.m. ET). U.S. stocks are open and trading in what’s typically a thin, post‑Christmas market, and NIKE, Inc. (NYSE: NKE) is once again in the spotlight. As of mid‑morning, Nike shares are around $60.73, up about 1.2% on the day, after an attention‑grabbing insider purchase by Apple CEO Tim Cook helped put…
26 December 2025
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Wells Fargo (WFC) News on Dec. 25, 2025: Options Clearing Expansion, Investment Banking Push, and 2026 Outlook After Asset Cap Lift

Wells Fargo (WFC) News on Dec. 25, 2025: Options Clearing Expansion, Investment Banking Push, and 2026 Outlook After Asset Cap Lift

As the U.S. banking sector heads into year-end, Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is closing 2025 with a noticeably different narrative than the one investors and regulators have debated for much of the past decade: less about constraint, more about growth levers, fee momentum, and capital flexibility. The shift is being driven by a cluster of late-December developments—most notably…
25 December 2025
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Utilities Stocks Outlook 2026: AI Data Centers, Fed Rate Cuts and Rising Power Bills Put the Sector Back in Focus

Utilities Stocks Outlook 2026: AI Data Centers, Fed Rate Cuts and Rising Power Bills Put the Sector Back in Focus

U.S. utilities stocks are ending 2025 with a split personality. On one hand, the group is still a classic “defensive” trade—regulated cash flows, dividend support, and historically lower volatility than the broader market. On the other, utilities have quietly become one of the most important “real economy” beneficiaries of the AI boom, because every new data center and electrified industrial…
25 December 2025
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Real Estate Stocks Outlook 2026: REITs, Homebuilders and Property Shares Enter a New Rate Regime After December’s Fed Cut

Real Estate Stocks Outlook 2026: REITs, Homebuilders and Property Shares Enter a New Rate Regime After December’s Fed Cut

Published: December 25, 2025 Real estate stocks head into 2026 with an unusual mix of tailwinds and unresolved pressure points. On one hand, U.S. mortgage rates have drifted lower into year-end—Freddie Mac’s latest survey shows the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate at 6.18% as of December 24, 2025, down from 6.21% the prior week and 6.85% a year earlier. Freddie…
25 December 2025
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US Stock Market Today (Dec. 25, 2025): S&P 500 and Dow End Christmas Eve at Record Highs as 2026 Outlook Turns to AI, Earnings, and Fed Rate Cuts

US Stock Market Today (Dec. 25, 2025): S&P 500 and Dow End Christmas Eve at Record Highs as 2026 Outlook Turns to AI, Earnings, and Fed Rate Cuts

NEW YORK — December 25, 2025. Wall Street is closed for Christmas Day, but the story investors are taking into the holiday is anything but quiet: U.S. stocks left off at fresh records, the “Santa Claus rally” window has begun, and strategists are already sketching a 2026 roadmap built around three swing factors—artificial intelligence investment, corporate profit growth, and the…
25 December 2025
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Dow Jones Industrial Average Holds Record Close as Wall Street Closes for Christmas: DJIA Santa Rally Watch, Fed Rate-Cut Bets, and 2026 Outlook

Dow Jones Industrial Average Holds Record Close as Wall Street Closes for Christmas: DJIA Santa Rally Watch, Fed Rate-Cut Bets, and 2026 Outlook

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is spending Christmas Day at a fresh record—even though U.S. stock markets are shut today, Thursday, December 25, 2025. The blue-chip Dow Jones index last traded in Wednesday’s shortened Christmas Eve session, when it rose 288.75 points (0.60%) to close at an all-time high of 48,731.16. Reuters That record close is more than a…
25 December 2025
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United Kingdom Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Holiday Pause, BP Castrol Deal and 2026 Outlook (25 Dec 2025)

United Kingdom Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Holiday Pause, BP Castrol Deal and 2026 Outlook (25 Dec 2025)

London — Thursday, 25 December 2025. The United Kingdom stock market is closed today for Christmas Day, putting a temporary pause on trading after a holiday-shortened run into the break. With the London Stock Exchange (LSE) also shut on Friday for Boxing Day, the next meaningful read on UK risk appetite will come when markets reopen after the long weekend.…
25 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

  • 1ARKK.AS Surges 4.12% Pre-Market on EURONEXT Amid Record Volume Spike
    January 30, 2026, 7:25 PM EST. 1ARKK.AS, the LS ARK Innovation Tracker ETC on EURONEXT, jumped 4.12% in pre-market trading to €3.44, fueled by an extraordinary volume spike of 2,500 shares versus a 3-share average, signaling strong liquidity and trader interest. The price trades near technical pivots with the 50-day average at €3.52 and 200-day average at €3.30, suggesting potential momentum-driven moves. Momentum indicators remain mildly positive, with RSI at 53.91 and Stochastic %K at 88.89, while the MACD histogram hints at slight bullishness. Meyka AI rates the stock a Hold (Grade B) and projects a near-term 14.8% upside to €3.95 and a 1-year target of €4.82, indicating substantial potential gains. Traders should watch volume and technical levels closely amid favorable sector conditions for innovation-themed ETFs.
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