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Federal Reserve News 29 December 2025

Microsoft stock drifts lower before the bell as Fed minutes loom in holiday-thin week

Microsoft stock drifts lower before the bell as Fed minutes loom in holiday-thin week

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 06:54 ET — Premarket Microsoft (MSFT.O) shares slipped about 0.2% in premarket trading on Monday, changing hands around $486.69, as equity futures edged lower to start the final week of 2025. MarketWatch data showed the stock was down $1.02 from Friday’s close.(MarketWatch quote) The software maker is one of the biggest weights in the Nasdaq and S&P 500, leaving it a key swing factor when holiday-thinned volumes can amplify moves. Traders are also watching whether the market can extend the “Santa Claus rally” — a seasonal stretch when the S&P 500 tends to gain in
29 December 2025
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Meta stock slips before the bell as year-end trade turns to Fed minutes

Meta stock slips before the bell as year-end trade turns to Fed minutes

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 06:45 ET — Premarket Meta Platforms (META.O) shares fell 0.7% in premarket trading on Monday to $663.29, as U.S. stock index futures drifted lower ahead of the opening bell. The dip comes at the start of the year’s final, holiday-shortened trading week, when thin liquidity can exaggerate moves and make big stocks more sensitive to macro headlines. U.S. futures were modestly lower, Reuters reported. Investors are trying to extend a year-end “Santa Claus rally” — a seasonal stretch of late-December and early-January gains — with the S&P 500 near record highs and about 1% shy
29 December 2025
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Apple stock slips in premarket as year-end rally pauses ahead of Fed minutes

Apple stock slips in premarket as year-end rally pauses ahead of Fed minutes

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 06:53 ET — Premarket Apple (AAPL.O) shares slipped 0.2% to $273.40 in premarket trading on Monday, as U.S. index futures eased at the start of the final holiday-shortened week of the year. The timing matters because the S&P 500 and the Dow ended last week at record highs, leaving markets sensitive to any shift in interest-rate expectations heading into 2026. Investors are also watching for a “Santa Claus rally,” a seasonal pattern of gains in the last five trading days of the year and the first two sessions of the new year, according to Stock
29 December 2025
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Nvidia stock slips in premarket as traders eye Fed minutes in final week of 2025

Nvidia stock slips in premarket as traders eye Fed minutes in final week of 2025

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 06:50 ET — Premarket Nvidia (NVDA.O) shares fell 1.1% in premarket trading on Monday, tracking a dip in U.S. stock-index futures after Wall Street ended last week at record highs. Reuters The chipmaker’s early moves are closely watched because Nvidia has been a key proxy for investor appetite for artificial intelligence-linked stocks, a theme that has helped power U.S. equities in 2025. Reuters That scrutiny is sharper in the final trading days of the year, when volumes can thin and small shifts in sentiment can swing big technology names. Investors are also watching for a “Santa Claus
29 December 2025
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Copper hits fresh records — Taseko Mines stock slips in premarket as traders eye Fed minutes

Copper hits fresh records — Taseko Mines stock slips in premarket as traders eye Fed minutes

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 05:37 ET — Premarket Taseko Mines Ltd shares were indicated 0.5% lower at $5.78 in premarket trading on Monday. The stock last closed at $5.81. Public The move comes as copper prices surged to new highs, keeping attention on producers that sell the metal and on mining shares tied closely to commodity moves. Reuters+1 Benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange rose 3.27% to $12,560 a metric ton after touching a record $12,960 earlier in the session, Reuters reported. Reuters+1 Copper later trimmed some gains as investors took profits after the sharp run-up, with
29 December 2025
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Mechanics Bancorp stock today: MCHB in focus ahead of Fed minutes and a key asset-sale timeline

Mechanics Bancorp stock today: MCHB in focus ahead of Fed minutes and a key asset-sale timeline

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 05:02 ET — Premarket Mechanics Bancorp shares ended the last session up 3.5% at $14.67, heading into the final trading week of 2025 with the lender’s rate-sensitive setup back in focus. StockAnalysis The timing matters now because thin year-end trading can amplify moves, and banks tend to react sharply when the market reprices the path of interest rates. Reuters said year-end portfolio adjustments can add volatility when liquidity is light. Reuters Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s Dec. 9-10 meeting are due Tuesday, and investors will parse the notes for how officials weighed further rate cuts
29 December 2025
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Bitcoin bounces above $89,000 — MARA stock sits near a 52-week low ahead of Fed minutes

Bitcoin bounces above $89,000 — MARA stock sits near a 52-week low ahead of Fed minutes

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 03:05 ET — Market closed MARA Holdings shares last closed down 3.5% at $9.59, hovering near a 52-week low after a late-week slide in crypto-linked stocks. Investing.com The move matters heading into Monday because bitcoin bounced overnight, setting up a fresh test of whether miners can follow when U.S. trading resumes. Bitcoin was up 2.2% at $89,463.23 in early trading, Reuters data showed. Reuters Rate expectations are also back in focus during a thin year-end week, when lighter volumes can amplify swings across risk assets. Minutes from the Fed’s December meeting are due Tuesday. Reuters
29 December 2025
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Intel stock steadies near $36 ahead of Fed minutes as year-end trading looms

Intel stock steadies near $36 ahead of Fed minutes as year-end trading looms

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 03:06 ET — Market closed. Intel shares were last up 0.1% at $36.20, with U.S. markets closed ahead of the opening bell. The chipmaker is heading into the year’s final stretch with Wall Street near record levels and investors watching whether the rally holds in thin holiday trading. Reuters The immediate focus is the Federal Reserve’s meeting minutes, due on Tuesday, which investors use to gauge how policymakers see inflation and growth. Reuters The Fed lowered its benchmark rate by 75 basis points — 0.75 percentage point — over its last three meetings of 2025
29 December 2025
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Opendoor stock today: Shares slide to $6 as traders brace for housing data and Fed minutes

Opendoor stock today: Shares slide to $6 as traders brace for housing data and Fed minutes

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 02:33 ET — Market closed Opendoor Technologies Inc shares closed down 4.3% at $6.01 on Friday, their latest available finish ahead of Monday’s reopening in U.S. equities. Yahoo Finance+1 The move matters now because investors head into the final sessions of 2025 with interest-rate expectations back in the driver’s seat, a key swing factor for housing demand and housing-linked stocks. Reuters+1 A fresh read on U.S. housing demand arrives Monday when the National Association of Realtors releases its pending home sales index for November at 10 a.m. ET. National Association of Realtors+1 Opendoor, which buys
29 December 2025
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NIO stock in focus after China EV demand warning, Fed minutes ahead

NIO stock in focus after China EV demand warning, Fed minutes ahead

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 02:35 ET — Market closed Shares of NIO Inc (NIO.N) rose 3.9% in the latest session on Friday to close at $5.10, even as broader U.S. indexes finished little changed in holiday-thinned trade. MarketWatch+1 The China-based electric-vehicle maker’s U.S.-listed shares — known as American depositary receipts (ADRs), certificates that trade in New York and represent foreign shares — remain highly sensitive to shifts in China demand expectations and policy signals into year-end. Reuters That focus sharpened over the weekend after Cui Dongshu, secretary general of the China Passenger Car Association, warned in a personal social
29 December 2025
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Bitcoin’s $90,000 test puts Coinbase stock back in play ahead of Fed minutes

Bitcoin’s $90,000 test puts Coinbase stock back in play ahead of Fed minutes

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 01:53 ET — Market closed Coinbase Global (COIN.O) shares were last down 1.2% at $236.90, as traders tracked a late-year rebound in cryptocurrencies ahead of U.S. markets reopening later on Monday. Bitcoin rose about 2.4% to $89,755 and ether gained 3.1% to $3,031 in early Monday trading, levels investors often use as a read-through for crypto-linked stocks. The linkage matters now because Coinbase’s core business still leans on activity in digital assets, and sharp moves in crypto prices can change trading volumes — and fee revenue — quickly. With the year-end stretch leaving liquidity thin,
29 December 2025
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RTX stock sets up Monday: Fed minutes, Taiwan drills and the $185 line

RTX stock sets up Monday: Fed minutes, Taiwan drills and the $185 line

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 01:20 ET — Market closed. RTX Corp shares ended the last session lower, closing at $185.17 on Friday. The defense and aerospace contractor tracked declines across large defense names. The setup matters now because the final week of the year often brings thin trading and portfolio rebalancing, which can exaggerate moves even when company news is quiet. Investors have also kept a tight watch on interest-rate expectations heading into 2026. Reuters Geopolitics is also back on screens. China staged live-fire drills around Taiwan on Monday, a reminder that unexpected headlines can quickly reshape sentiment toward
29 December 2025
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Cadence stock ends slightly higher as year-end trading turns to Fed minutes

Cadence stock ends slightly higher as year-end trading turns to Fed minutes

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 01:10 ET — Market closed Cadence Design Systems (CDNS.O) shares last closed up 0.4% at $318.89, as U.S. markets remained shut early Monday ahead of the final trading days of 2025. Investing.com The chip-design software maker is often treated as a proxy for investment in advanced semiconductors, with investors using it to express views on demand for tools that help companies design and test chips. Reuters That matters now because thin year-end volumes can amplify moves, while investors are recalibrating expectations for U.S. interest rates going into 2026. Reuters In its latest session, Cadence traded
29 December 2025
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AGNC stock steadies near a 52-week high as Fed minutes and year-end dividend come into view

AGNC stock steadies near a 52-week high as Fed minutes and year-end dividend come into view

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 00:59 ET — Market closed. • AGNC last ended Friday at $10.85, near the top of its 52-week range after touching $10.93• Investors are watching U.S. rate-cut expectations and this week’s Fed minutes for signals on funding costs• The mortgage REIT’s next monthly dividend goes ex-dividend on Dec. 31 AGNC Investment Corp shares were last little changed at $10.85 on Friday, after touching $10.93 intraday — the top of the stock’s 52-week range. Investing.com The move matters because AGNC is a mortgage real estate investment trust, or mREIT, a high-yielding lender that borrows short-term and
29 December 2025
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Analog Devices stock drifts into year-end as Fed minutes loom

Analog Devices stock drifts into year-end as Fed minutes loom

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 00:40 ET — Market closed Analog Devices shares closed down 0.3% at $276.84 in the most recent session, as investors headed into a holiday-shortened week with the Federal Reserve’s December meeting minutes due Tuesday. Barron’s The stock’s positioning matters now because year-end trading volumes are typically thin, and macro headlines can move rate expectations quickly. Chipmakers, including analog chip firms, often trade with shifts in borrowing-cost assumptions because investors treat them as sensitive to the economic cycle. Reuters+1 Minutes from the Fed’s last policy meeting — the detailed account of the discussions behind its rate
29 December 2025
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Nebius stock slips nearly 4% into year-end as traders eye Fed minutes and AI contract rollouts

Nebius stock slips nearly 4% into year-end as traders eye Fed minutes and AI contract rollouts

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 23:31 ET — Market closed Nebius Group N.V. shares fell 3.9% on Friday to close at $87.59, after trading as high as $91.62 earlier in the session. StockAnalysis The late-week drop comes as investors head into the final three trading sessions of 2025, a period that can see lighter volumes and sharper moves as portfolios are adjusted. Reuters Nebius has become a closely watched bet on demand for graphics processing units, or GPUs — chips used to train and run artificial intelligence models — after signing multi-year capacity agreements with Microsoft and Meta Platforms. SEC+1
29 December 2025
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Carvana closes lower into year-end as Fed minutes loom and trading thins

Carvana closes lower into year-end as Fed minutes loom and trading thins

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 11:10 PM ET — Market closed Carvana Co. shares ended down 0.7% at $438.47 on Friday as U.S. markets drifted in a quiet post-Christmas session. Reuters The stock has drawn fresh attention this month after Carvana joined the S&P 500, a shift that can pull in buying from funds that track the benchmark. News Release Archive+1 That matters heading into the final trading days of 2025, when thinner volumes can magnify swings and investors are looking for clues on the path for interest rates in 2026. Reuters On Friday, the S&P 500 slipped 0.03% to
29 December 2025
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Mastercard stock holds near $580 as Fed minutes loom and year-end trading thins

Mastercard stock holds near $580 as Fed minutes loom and year-end trading thins

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 22:44 ET — Market closed Mastercard shares ended Friday up 0.03% at $579.60, as U.S. stocks drifted in light post-holiday trading. Yahoo Finance The stock’s quiet finish leaves investors focused on what can still move markets in the final stretch of the year: interest-rate expectations and any signs that consumer spending is cooling or holding up. Reuters That matters for Mastercard because payment networks are widely viewed as steady growth businesses, and their valuations tend to react to shifts in bond yields and the expected path of Federal Reserve policy. Reuters On Friday, Wall Street
29 December 2025
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Caterpillar stock drifts into year-end as Fed minutes loom and trading stays thin

Caterpillar stock drifts into year-end as Fed minutes loom and trading stays thin

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 22:48 ET — Market closed Caterpillar Inc shares ended Friday slightly lower, closing down 0.13% at $583.00 as trading stayed subdued ahead of the final sessions of 2025. FinancialContent The heavy-equipment maker is widely watched as a read on cyclical demand, and the muted move comes as investors head into year-end looking for fresh direction from rates and broader market leadership. Reuters+1 Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s December meeting are due Tuesday, and markets are focused on what they signal about the pace of rate cuts in 2026 after the central bank lowered its benchmark
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
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Stock Market Today

Oil stocks jump on Iran risk lift for crude — what to watch before Monday

Oil stocks jump on Iran risk lift for crude — what to watch before Monday

7 February 2026
U.S. oil stocks surged Friday as crude prices rose on renewed Middle East tensions. Exxon Mobil gained 2.0%, ConocoPhillips 2.5%, and Occidental Petroleum 2.7%. Refiners rallied after a national union deal eased strike risk, though BP’s Whiting plant faces a local dispute. Brent settled at $68.05 a barrel, up 0.74%.
Silver price rebound masks fresh stress after CME lifts margins again

Silver price rebound masks fresh stress after CME lifts margins again

7 February 2026
Spot silver surged 8.6% to $77.33 an ounce Friday after dropping below $65, but still lost over 8.7% for the week. CME Group raised margin requirements for COMEX silver futures to 18% from 15%, effective after Feb. 6. China’s UBS SDIC Silver Futures Fund hit its 10% down limit for a fifth session. Traders await key U.S. jobs and inflation data next week.
Gold price near $5,000: China keeps buying as CME margin hikes raise the stakes

Gold price near $5,000: China keeps buying as CME margin hikes raise the stakes

7 February 2026
China’s central bank raised gold reserves for a 15th month in January, reaching 74.19 million ounces worth $369.58 billion. Gold prices swung sharply, hitting a record near $5,600 before dropping to $4,403.24. CME Group hiked COMEX gold futures margins to 9% after recent volatility. U.S. jobs and inflation data are due next week after a delay.
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