Economic Outlook News 14 December 2025

Utilities Stocks Outlook for 2026: AI Data Center Demand, Rate Cuts, and the New Power-Grid Investment Cycle

Dec. 20, 2025 Utilities stocks are having a moment that would’ve been hard to imagine just a few years ago. The sector long known for predictable dividends and regulated earnings is now being pulled into the center of the AI

20 December 2025

Artificial Intelligence·Economic Outlook·Stock Market·Utilities

SIX Swiss Exchange Update (Dec. 20, 2025): SMI Near 13,200 as Trading Hits CHF 1 Trillion, EuroCTP Tape Chosen, and 2026 Outlook Takes Shape

Zurich — Dec. 20, 2025. Swiss markets are paused for the weekend, but the Swiss Exchange story is still moving. The most recent session (Friday, Dec. 19) left the Swiss Market Index (SMI) hovering just shy of the 13,200 area,

20 December 2025

Economic Outlook·Financial News·Market Updates

JPMorgan Chase Stock (JPM) News Today: Price Jumps as Rate-Cut Bets Return, Analysts Recalibrate 2026 Outlook

JPMorgan Chase & Co. stock (NYSE: JPM) is trading higher on Friday, December 19, 2025, as investors weigh a renewed wave of 2026 rate-cut expectations against a central near-term debate for the bank: how fast expenses rise versus how much

19 December 2025

Economic Outlook·Financial News·Investment Analysis·JPMorgan Chase·Stock Market

JPMorgan Chase Stock News Today (Dec. 17, 2025): JPM Holds Near $318 as $350B Treasury Shift, Credit Headlines, and Analyst Forecasts Shape 2026 Outlook

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is trading in focus on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, as investors weigh a new wave of rate-cut expectations, fresh reporting about JPMorgan’s balance-sheet positioning, and a reminder that even “best-in-class” banks can face occasional

17 December 2025

Banking·Economic Outlook·Financial Analysis·Investment News·Stock Market

Mastercard Stock (MA) News Today: Economic Outlook Signals Resilient Spending, Wall Street Stays Bullish, and Merchants Renew Fee Fight (Dec. 15, 2025)

Dec. 15, 2025 — Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) stock traded little changed on Monday as investors balanced a fresh wave of macro signals from the company’s Economics Institute, a steady drumbeat of product-and-partnership announcements, and renewed pushback from merchants in

15 December 2025

Economic Outlook·Investment News·Mastercard·Stock Market·Wall Street

Oil Price Forecast December 2025: Can Brent Crude Hold the Line Above $60 as a 2026 Glut Looms?

Oil prices are limping into the final weeks of 2025 with Brent crude hovering just above $60 a barrel and traders fixated on one word: oversupply. As of Friday, December 12, Brent settled at about $61.12 per barrel and WTI

14 December 2025

Economic Outlook·Energy Industry·Price Forecasts

Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) Share Price Outlook: Buyback Completed, BoE Rate-Cut Week Ahead, and the Latest Headlines (Updated 14 Dec 2025)

Updated: Sunday, 14 December 2025 (markets closed; latest close was Friday, 12 December). Lloyds Banking Group plc shares (LSE: LLOY) ended the week at 93.72p on Friday, down 1.37% on the day and sitting about 4% below the recent 52‑week

14 December 2025

Banking·Economic Outlook·Financial News·Investment Strategies·Stock Market

Swiss Stock Market Week Ahead: SIX Swiss Exchange SMI Outlook After SNB Hold, UBS Rally and US Tariff Relief (Updated Dec 14, 2025)

As Switzerland heads into a new trading week, the SIX Swiss Exchange is entering mid-December with a familiar mix of defensive strength (pharma and consumer staples), policy-driven uncertainty (bank regulation and tariffs), and stock-specific catalysts that can still move the

14 December 2025

Economic Outlook·Stock Market

TSX Week Ahead: Toronto Stock Exchange Outlook for Dec. 15–19, 2025 After Record Highs, BoC Hold and CPI in Focus

Updated: Dec. 14, 2025 Canada’s stock market heads into the new week with the S&P/TSX Composite still near record territory—but with an important reality check right around the corner: inflation data. The Toronto Stock Exchange benchmark finished Friday at 31,527.39,

14 December 2025

Economic Outlook·Inflation·Interest Rates·Stock Market·TSX

Tokyo Stock Exchange Week Ahead: Nikkei 225, Topix brace for BOJ rate hike and CPI after record highs (Updated Dec 14, 2025)

Tokyo stocks head into the new week on a fragile—but still constructive—footing: the broader Topix has just logged a record closing high, yet sentiment is being tugged in two directions by (1) growing conviction that the Bank of Japan (BOJ)

14 December 2025

Economic Outlook·Monetary Policy·Nikkei 225

USD/INR Outlook: Rupee Hits Record Low Near 90.55 — What Moved INR-USD Last Week and What to Watch Next (Dec 15–19, 2025)

The Indian rupee had a historic week against the U.S. dollar, finishing Friday at ₹90.4150 per $1 after briefly touching a fresh all‑time low of ₹90.55. That move pushed the widely watched USD/INR pair to record highs—and by definition dragged

14 December 2025

Economic Outlook

UK Stock Market Week Ahead: FTSE 100 Braces for Bank of England Decision After Weak GDP and Fed Cut (15–19 December 2025)

London’s stock market heads into the final full trading week before Christmas with a familiar combination of catalysts: a Bank of England (BoE) rate decision, fresh UK inflation and jobs data, and global risk sentiment shaped by the US Federal

14 December 2025

Bank of England·Economic Outlook·FTSE 100·Monetary Policy·Stock Market

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