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Federal Reserve News 29 December 2025

Salesforce stock ends slightly higher as year-end trading thins and Fed minutes loom

Salesforce stock ends slightly higher as year-end trading thins and Fed minutes loom

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 22:02 ET — Market closed Salesforce shares last closed up 0.3% at $266.08 on Friday, edging higher in light post-Christmas trading. Nasdaq The stock’s next directional cue may come less from company headlines and more from macro signals, with the final stretch of the year typically marked by thinner liquidity and outsized reactions to small shifts in interest-rate expectations. Reuters+1 That matters for Salesforce because growth stocks in software often trade on how investors discount future cash flows — a calculation that becomes more sensitive when traders re-price the path of U.S. rates. Reuters In
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Lumentum stock in focus after Friday slide as Fed minutes, next earnings near

Lumentum stock in focus after Friday slide as Fed minutes, next earnings near

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 21:54 ET — Market closed Lumentum Holdings Inc shares last traded at $390.77, down 1.3% from their previous close, in the final U.S. session before the weekend. The move comes as investors brace for the final stretch of 2025 with stocks near record peaks and the market focused on interest-rate expectations. Minutes — the detailed account of the Federal Reserve’s last policy meeting — are due Tuesday. Reuters “Momentum is certainly on the side of the bulls,” Paul Nolte, senior wealth adviser and market strategist at Murphy & Sylvest Wealth Management, said in a note
29 December 2025
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Home Depot stock ends higher into year-end as Fed minutes loom and housing stays in focus

Home Depot stock ends higher into year-end as Fed minutes loom and housing stays in focus

Home Depot shares closed up 0.7% at $349.78 in thin post-Christmas trading Friday, with about 1.8 million shares exchanged. The stock remains about 18% below its 52-week high. Investors are watching for Federal Reserve rate signals and Home Depot’s next earnings report, expected in late February. The company recently forecast flat to modest growth for fiscal 2026, trailing analyst expectations.
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GE Vernova stock slips into year-end as traders eye Fed minutes and Jan. 28 earnings

GE Vernova stock slips into year-end as traders eye Fed minutes and Jan. 28 earnings

GE Vernova shares closed down 0.6% at $663.46 Friday, trading between $660.49 and $668.20. The company recently doubled its dividend to $0.50 per share and expanded its buyback authorization to $10 billion. Management reaffirmed 2025 revenue guidance and reported 18 GW of gas turbine contracts signed quarter-to-date. Investors remain focused on supply constraints and long lead times for large gas turbines.
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Cisco stock inches up into year-end as traders eye Fed minutes and next earnings

Cisco stock inches up into year-end as traders eye Fed minutes and next earnings

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 9:25 PM ET — Market closed Cisco Systems (CSCO) shares ended Friday up about 0.2% at $78.16, after a subdued post-Christmas session on Wall Street. Twelve Data The move matters because markets are heading into the final three trading days of 2025 with lighter-than-normal volumes, when year-end positioning can exaggerate price swings in big, widely held stocks. Reuters Investors are also focused on the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate outlook, with minutes from its most recent policy meeting due Tuesday, a release that can reset expectations for how quickly borrowing costs fall in 2026. Reuters On Friday,
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Lam Research stock steadies near $180 as investors eye Fed minutes and January earnings

Lam Research stock steadies near $180 as investors eye Fed minutes and January earnings

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 9:09 PM ET — Market closed Lam Research Corp shares ended the latest session modestly higher, closing at $178.07 as U.S. markets were shut on Sunday. The chip-equipment maker is in focus heading into the last trading days of the year, when positioning can swing on expectations for 2026 growth and interest rates. Rate-cut bets have been a key support for richly valued technology shares, with the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting minutes due this week. Reuters Lam’s fiscal quarter also ended on Sunday, setting up its next earnings report and outlook update in January —
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Bank of America stock in focus after Moynihan’s Fed warning as markets reopen Monday

Bank of America stock in focus after Moynihan’s Fed warning as markets reopen Monday

Bank of America shares closed down 0.1% at $56.17 Friday in thin post-holiday trading. CEO Brian Moynihan warned on CBS News that markets would “punish people” if the Federal Reserve loses its independence. JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo also ended lower. Investors await pending home sales data Monday and Fed minutes Tuesday for rate signals.
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Walmart stock sits near $112 heading into Fed-minutes week and thin year-end trading

Walmart stock sits near $112 heading into Fed-minutes week and thin year-end trading

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 20:37 ET — Market closed. Walmart Inc (WMT) shares last ended up 0.1% at $111.74 on Friday, after a muted post-Christmas session that left the stock stuck near recent lows. The backdrop matters now because the final trading days of the year often bring lighter volumes, making price swings easier to exaggerate in large, widely held names like Walmart. Reuters Investors’ main macro focus this week is the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting — a detailed record of the discussion — which can shift expectations for where interest rates go
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JPMorgan stock slips ahead of Fed minutes and its Jan. 13 earnings report

JPMorgan stock slips ahead of Fed minutes and its Jan. 13 earnings report

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 20:12 ET — Market closed JPMorgan Chase & Co shares ended Friday down $1.26, or 0.4%, at $327.91, easing alongside other big U.S. financial stocks heading into the final week of 2025. Nasdaq The pullback comes with major U.S. indexes near record peaks and the S&P 500 about 1% from 7,000, a milestone investors are watching into year-end. Reuters What matters for bank shares now is the interest-rate path. The Federal Reserve has cut its benchmark rate by 75 basis points — a basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point — over its last
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Citi stock slips into year-end as traders eye Fed minutes and the next chair call

Citi stock slips into year-end as traders eye Fed minutes and the next chair call

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 19:57 ET — Market closed. Citigroup shares ended down 0.9% at $120.42 on Friday, snapping a short run higher in a muted, post-Christmas session. Citi The move matters heading into the final week of 2025 because bank stocks tend to be highly sensitive to shifts in the interest-rate outlook. Changes in rates can move banks’ net interest margin — the spread between what they earn on loans and what they pay on deposits. Reuters+1 Investors are also bracing for policy headlines that could steer rate expectations in the days ahead, including minutes from the Federal
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Alphabet stock drifts lower into year-end as traders eye Fed minutes and key levels

Alphabet stock drifts lower into year-end as traders eye Fed minutes and key levels

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 18:50 ET — Market closed Alphabet’s Class C shares (GOOG) edged down 0.2% to $314.96 on Friday, drifting with a muted pullback in U.S. stocks after the Christmas holiday. Yahoo Finance The move matters because the market is entering its final trading days of the year with indexes near record highs and liquidity still thin. Strategists have warned that year-end portfolio adjustments can exaggerate price swings, especially in megacaps. Reuters Investors are also looking to this week’s U.S. data and Federal Reserve communication for direction, with rate expectations shaping valuations for large technology stocks. Reuters+1
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Oracle stock holds near $200 as year-end Fed minutes loom and AI spending worries linger

Oracle stock holds near $200 as year-end Fed minutes loom and AI spending worries linger

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 18:53 ET — Market closed Oracle (ORCL.N) shares last closed up 0.25% at $197.99 on Friday, hovering just below the $200 level in a light, post-holiday session. The stock last traded at $196.90 in after-hours dealing. StockAnalysis With just three trading days left in 2025, Oracle has become a key test of investor appetite for big-ticket AI infrastructure bets. The company’s plans to expand cloud data center capacity have kept traders focused on funding needs and payoffs, not just topline growth. That matters now because liquidity typically thins into year-end, and small headlines can move
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AMD stock ends flat heading into Fed minutes and a New Year’s shutdown

AMD stock ends flat heading into Fed minutes and a New Year’s shutdown

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 18:43 ET — Market closed Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O) shares ended little changed in the latest U.S. session, slipping 0.02% to $214.99 on Friday. The muted move keeps the chipmaker tied to the market’s year-end tone, with investors adjusting portfolios at a time when lighter volumes can exaggerate price swings. Reuters Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s Dec. 9-10 meeting are due at 2 p.m. ET on Tuesday, and investors are looking for clues on how quickly policymakers may cut rates next year after lowering the benchmark rate to 3.50%-3.75 over the last three meetings. Federal
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Microsoft stock barely budges as year-end trading turns to Fed minutes and January earnings

Microsoft stock barely budges as year-end trading turns to Fed minutes and January earnings

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 18:37 ET — Market closed Microsoft Corp shares were little changed at the end of the holiday-shortened week, with U.S. markets closed on Sunday and investors turning attention to the final three trading days of 2025. The software maker’s stock last traded at $487.71, down 0.04% from the prior close, giving it a market value of about $3.85 trillion. Why this matters now is less about company headlines and more about positioning. Trading volumes tend to thin out into year-end, and small shifts in sentiment can swing the biggest index weights. Technology shares have been
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Palantir slips 2.8% into year-end as markets turn to Fed minutes and 7,000 on the S&P 500

Palantir slips 2.8% into year-end as markets turn to Fed minutes and 7,000 on the S&P 500

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 18:28 ET — Market closed. Palantir Technologies (PLTR.O) shares fell 2.8% on Friday, closing at $188.71 as U.S. markets headed into the final stretch of the year. The Wall Street Journal The decline stood out in a muted, post-Christmas session that left Wall Street little changed and trading volumes light, a setup that can magnify moves in momentum stocks. Reuters That matters now because investors are weighing year-end positioning and a fresh slate of macro catalysts, including Federal Reserve minutes due Tuesday, Dec. 30, that could shape expectations for 2026 rate cuts. Reuters Palantir traded
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Micron stock cools off near highs as traders eye Fed minutes and AI-memory rally

Micron stock cools off near highs as traders eye Fed minutes and AI-memory rally

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 18:15 ET — Market closed Micron Technology (MU) shares ended the last U.S. trading session down 0.6% at $284.79. Yahoo Finance The move matters now because Micron has been one of the market’s clearest expressions of the rebound in AI-linked chip trades, with investors leaning on expectations that memory prices stay firm as data-center demand rises. Reuters+1 Macro risks have also moved back to the front of the screen, with minutes from the Federal Reserve’s Dec. 9-10 meeting due Tuesday and traders focused on the path of interest rates into 2026. Reuters Wall Street closed
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AstraZeneca stock price: What could move AZN next week as earnings loom

AstraZeneca stock price: What could move AZN next week as earnings loom

7 February 2026
AstraZeneca shares rose Friday, closing at $193.03 in New York, up 3.1%, and 14,104p in London, up 0.9%. The company reports full-year and Q4 2025 results Tuesday, with investors focused on 2026 guidance. The FDA this week issued a complete response letter for a subcutaneous Saphnelo filing, while granting Priority Review to Datroway for breast cancer. AstraZeneca recently shifted its primary U.S. listing to the NYSE.
Toyota stock price rises on CEO shake-up and higher profit outlook as buyout deadline nears

Toyota stock price rises on CEO shake-up and higher profit outlook as buyout deadline nears

7 February 2026
Toyota shares rose 2% to 3,780 yen Friday after the company raised its full-year profit forecast and announced CFO Kenta Kon will replace CEO Koji Sato on April 1. Third-quarter net revenues climbed 6.8% to 38.087 trillion yen, but North America posted a 5.6 billion yen operating loss. Toyota’s U.S. ADRs closed up 2.9%. The tender offer for Toyota Industries shares closes Feb. 12.
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