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Stock Market Today, December 8, 2025: Fed Rate-Cut Bets, China Trade Shock and a Gold–Stocks ‘Double Bubble’

Stock Market Today, December 8, 2025: Fed Rate-Cut Bets, China Trade Shock and a Gold–Stocks ‘Double Bubble’

Global stocks were flat to slightly higher Monday as traders awaited the Federal Reserve’s final meeting of the year, with U.S. futures up less than 0.3%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dropped over 1%, while Shanghai gained 0.5% after a jump in Chinese exports. The S&P 500 hovered just below record highs. Markets widely expect a quarter-point Fed rate cut on Wednesday.
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CAC 40 Near Record High, Defies Moody’s Warning as Luxury Stocks Rally

France’s CAC 40 index held near 8,230 points Monday, flat and just below last week’s record. Moody’s cut France’s outlook to “negative,” but markets were unmoved. Kering surged 9% last week after better-than-feared sales, while Dassault Systèmes and STMicroelectronics dropped over 13% on weak guidance. The CAC 40 is up about 10% year-to-date.
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