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Economic Trends News 23 December 2025 - 29 December 2025

Singapore SME 500 Award 2025 winners named as Singapore businesses face uneven demand

Singapore SME 500 Award 2025 winners named as Singapore businesses face uneven demand

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 01:53 ET Singapore’s Association of Trade and Commerce said it had recognised small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) under its Singapore SME 500 Award 2025 programme, as businesses navigate uneven demand and higher operating costs. PR Newswire The awards matter because Singapore depends heavily on internationally exposed firms and supply chains, and smaller companies often feel swings in global demand first. Recognition programmes are also a way for firms to signal credibility to customers, partners and lenders. The announcement comes as price pressures have cooled in Singapore compared with the peaks of recent years, offering some
29 December 2025
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Linde stock barely budges into year-end as Fed minutes loom

Linde stock barely budges into year-end as Fed minutes loom

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 22:39 ET — Market closed Linde plc shares ended the last U.S. session little changed, slipping 0.03% to $424.77 at the Dec. 26 close, according to Wall Street Journal market data. The stock was last quoted at $426.63 at 6:22 p.m. ET in after-hours trading, which is trading after the 4 p.m. close. Wall Street Journal The industrial gases supplier moved in step with a broader materials bid as Wall Street “caught its breath” in thin post-Christmas trading, a Reuters report said. Materials was the strongest-performing sector among the S&P 500’s 11 groups. Reuters Why
29 December 2025
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Silver breaks $80 as year-end metal rally squeezes manufacturers and fuels 2026 rate-cut bets

Silver breaks $80 as year-end metal rally squeezes manufacturers and fuels 2026 rate-cut bets

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 19:10 ET Silver pushed beyond $80 an ounce for the first time in early Asian trading on Monday, extending a year-end rally that has also lifted gold to record highs. SWI swissinfo.ch+1 The latest jump matters because investors are heading into 2026 with a heavy tilt toward precious metals, driven by expectations of U.S. interest-rate cuts and demand for assets seen as protection against inflation and currency moves. The Guardian+1 Supply worries are adding fuel. China is set to impose new restrictions on silver exports starting Jan. 1, while demand has been rising for the
29 December 2025
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Utilities Stocks Outlook: XLU Ends Holiday Week Near Flat as Rates, AI Power Demand and Storm Risks Shape 2026

Utilities Stocks Outlook: XLU Ends Holiday Week Near Flat as Rates, AI Power Demand and Storm Risks Shape 2026

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 1:42 p.m. ET — MARKET CLOSED Utilities stocks are heading into the final stretch of 2025 with a familiar “defensive” reputation—plus a newer, more complex growth narrative tied to AI-era electricity demand. With U.S. exchanges closed for the weekend, investors are digesting Friday’s quiet, post-Christmas session and a short list of fresh headlines that nevertheless matter for regulated utilities: winter-storm risk in the Northeast, rising scrutiny of power bills amid data-center expansion, and renewed legal and policy uncertainty around offshore wind. The backdrop is a market that’s still near all-time highs but showing year-end thinness.
27 December 2025
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Real Estate Stocks Today: REITs Head Into the Weekend With Rates in Focus and a 2026 Rebound Narrative Building

Real Estate Stocks Today: REITs Head Into the Weekend With Rates in Focus and a 2026 Rebound Narrative Building

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 1:41 p.m. ET — Market closed U.S. real estate stocks enter the final stretch of 2025 with a familiar catalyst back in the driver’s seat: interest rates. With Wall Street closed for the weekend, investors in REITs and other real estate equities are using the pause to assess what Friday’s thin, post-holiday session signaled—and what could move the group when trading resumes Monday. The big picture is straightforward: real estate has struggled to keep pace with the broader market this year, but strategists see multiple pathways for a better setup in 2026, particularly if rate
27 December 2025
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Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) Outlook: China’s New Overseas-Fund Rules, Yuan Strength, and Liquidity Reforms in Focus Ahead of Monday Reopen

Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) Outlook: China’s New Overseas-Fund Rules, Yuan Strength, and Liquidity Reforms in Focus Ahead of Monday Reopen

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 8:30 a.m. ET — Market closed Hong Kong Stock Exchange trading is paused for the weekend, but the story around HKEX is anything but asleep. With year-end positioning underway and global markets toggling between “Santa rally” optimism and “China macro reality check” caution, investors are lining up the next catalysts that could shape Hong Kong equities when the cash market reopens on Monday, Dec. 29. HKEX’s own holiday arrangements underscore how “closed” doesn’t always mean “inactive”: Hong Kong’s cash markets were shut on Dec. 25 and Dec. 26, while select derivatives—especially MSCI and currency products—remained
27 December 2025
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Gold Price Today Hits Record Above $4,500 as Fed Rate-Cut Bets Fuel Safe-Haven Demand — What to Watch Before Monday’s Market Open

Gold Price Today Hits Record Above $4,500 as Fed Rate-Cut Bets Fuel Safe-Haven Demand — What to Watch Before Monday’s Market Open

NEW YORK — Friday, Dec. 26, 2025 (5:12 p.m. ET): U.S. stocks have finished the regular session for the day, but gold is still the story heading into the final stretch of the year. Gold prices surged to fresh all-time highs on Friday, with spot gold (XAU/USD) up about 1.2% around $4,531/oz after setting an intraday record near $4,549/oz. On the futures side, U.S. gold futures (February) settled around $4,552.70/oz, also reflecting the powerful year-end momentum in precious metals. Reuters+1 The rally is unfolding as Wall Street closes out a quiet, post-Christmas trading day near record territory—an environment that can
26 December 2025
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Silver Price Today (Dec. 26, 2025): Spot Silver Hits Record $75 as Rate-Cut Bets and Tight Supply Supercharge the Rally

Silver Price Today (Dec. 26, 2025): Spot Silver Hits Record $75 as Rate-Cut Bets and Tight Supply Supercharge the Rally

Silver is ending 2025 with a bang loud enough to rattle the bullion vaults. On Friday, December 26, spot silver surged to a fresh all-time high above $75 per ounce, as a mix of rate-cut expectations, a softer U.S. dollar, geopolitical unease, and persistent supply tightness pushed investors back into precious metals. Reuters Silver price today: the latest spot and futures levels Silver’s move isn’t just a “nice up day”—it’s a high-velocity continuation of a rally that’s been accelerating through December. Here’s where the market stood in widely followed benchmarks: Small differences between “spot,” “XAG/USD,” and “futures” prints are normal—each
26 December 2025
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US Dollar Slides Toward Worst Year Since 2017: Yen Intervention Watch and What a Weaker Greenback Means for 2026 Investors

US Dollar Slides Toward Worst Year Since 2017: Yen Intervention Watch and What a Weaker Greenback Means for 2026 Investors

On December 24, 2025, currency markets delivered a clear year-end verdict: the U.S. dollar is finishing 2025 on its weakest footing in years, and the implications stretch far beyond the foreign-exchange desk. In holiday-thin trading, the greenback fell to fresh multi-month lows against key peers, while investors leaned into a growing view that the Federal Reserve has room to keep cutting rates in 2026, even as other central banks appear closer to the end of their easing cycles. At the same time, the Japanese yen remained the market’s pressure point, with traders on alert for possible intervention from Tokyo. Kitco+1
25 December 2025
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Gas Prices Hit 4-Year Lows as Oil Hovers Near $60: What Holiday Road-Trippers Need to Know on Dec. 23, 2025

Gas Prices Hit 4-Year Lows as Oil Hovers Near $60: What Holiday Road-Trippers Need to Know on Dec. 23, 2025

On Tuesday, December 23, 2025, millions of Americans are in the middle of the busiest year-end travel stretch—and they’re getting a rare bit of relief at the pump. The national average price for regular gasoline is $2.858 per gallon, according to AAA’s daily tracking, down from $3.072 a month ago and $3.042 a year ago. AAA Fuel Prices That drop is arriving precisely when demand tends to spike. AAA projects 122.4 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home during the year-end holiday period running Dec. 20 through Jan. 1, with 109.5 million expected to go by car—by
23 December 2025
Silver Price Today (Dec. 23, 2025): XAG/USD Flirts With $70 as Safe‑Haven Demand Fuels Another Record Run

Silver Price Today (Dec. 23, 2025): XAG/USD Flirts With $70 as Safe‑Haven Demand Fuels Another Record Run

Silver prices are pushing into uncharted territory again on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, with the spot silver price holding around the $69.5 per ounce area after briefly tagging a fresh all-time high near $70 in early trade. In a market that’s already been living on adrenaline all year, today’s action adds another chapter to silver’s 2025 story: part safe-haven, part industrial powerhouse, part momentum stampede. Reuters+2FXStreet+2 Silver price today: where XAG/USD stands right now By early Tuesday, spot silver was quoted around $69.56/oz after touching a record $69.98, according to Reuters. Reuters Other major pricing feeds show the same “near-$70”
23 December 2025
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Singapore Stock Market Today (Dec 23, 2025): STI Rises Toward Fresh Highs as Cooling Inflation and Holiday “Risk-On” Mood Lift SGX Shares

Singapore Stock Market Today (Dec 23, 2025): STI Rises Toward Fresh Highs as Cooling Inflation and Holiday “Risk-On” Mood Lift SGX Shares

Singapore stocks traded with a firmer tone on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, as investors balanced a steady domestic inflation picture against a supportive global backdrop of year-end positioning, hopes for lower interest rates, and a continued “Santa rally” narrative in major markets. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) finished up 0.39% at 4,628.33, after moving between 4,607.29 and 4,630.55 in the session, with reported volume of 66.56 million. Investing.com While the move was not dramatic, it kept the STI pressing near the top of its recent range. On the same data set, the index’s 52-week range is shown as 3,372.38
23 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

Carvana stock jumps 5% to $403.67 — here’s what CVNA traders are watching next

Carvana stock jumps 5% to $403.67 — here’s what CVNA traders are watching next

7 February 2026
Carvana shares rose 5.21% Friday to $403.67, rebounding after recent volatility sparked by a short-seller report from Gotham City Research. The company denied allegations of overstated earnings and undisclosed ties to DriveTime. Carvana will report Q4 and full-year 2025 results after markets close on Feb. 18. The January U.S. CPI report is scheduled for Feb. 13.
Confluent stock hugs IBM’s $31 bid — here’s what investors watch next week

Confluent stock hugs IBM’s $31 bid — here’s what investors watch next week

7 February 2026
Confluent shares closed at $30.57 Friday, 43 cents below IBM’s $31-per-share cash offer, ahead of key events next week. The company will report earnings Feb. 11 without a call or outlook, and shareholders vote on the merger Feb. 12. Confluent disclosed 17 demand letters and two lawsuits over proxy disclosures but denies wrongdoing. The IBM deal values Confluent at $11 billion.
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