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Federal Reserve 1 December 2025 - 4 December 2025

Kevin Hassett, Trump’s Expected Fed Chair, Sparks Market Alarm as Bessent Moves to Tighten White House Grip on the Federal Reserve

Kevin Hassett, Trump’s Expected Fed Chair, Sparks Market Alarm as Bessent Moves to Tighten White House Grip on the Federal Reserve

WASHINGTON — Bond investors, central‑bank watchers and political operatives are all focused on the same looming decision: whether President Donald Trump will elevate his top economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, to replace Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve — and how far Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is prepared to go to ensure the Fed delivers the lower interest rates the White House wants.
4 December 2025
US Stock Market Today, December 3, 2025: Dow Jumps 400 Points as Weak Jobs Data Supercharges Fed Cut Bets

US Stock Market Today, December 3, 2025: Dow Jumps 400 Points as Weak Jobs Data Supercharges Fed Cut Bets

U.S. stocks pushed higher after the closing bell on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average surging more than 400 points and all major indexes ending near record territory. A surprisingly weak private payrolls report, easing bond yields and resilient services-sector data reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at next week’s policy meeting. WV News+2Reuters+2
3 December 2025
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December 2025 Stock Market Outlook: Fed Cut Bets, AI Jitters and Fresh Opportunities for Investors

December 2025 Stock Market Outlook: Fed Cut Bets, AI Jitters and Fresh Opportunities for Investors

U.S. stocks moved higher on Wednesday, December 3, as softer economic data and falling bond yields reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve is on the verge of another interest‑rate cut at its final meeting of 2025. The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded just under 48,000, up about 1%, while the S&P 500 added roughly 0.4% and the Nasdaq gained around 0.3%.Reuters+1 Small‑cap stocks did even better, extending a recent rebound that has coincided with the market’s renewed focus on rate cuts.Reuters+1
3 December 2025
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Gold Holds Above $4,200 as Fed Rate Cut Bets Surge; Silver Hits Record High Near $59 on Supply Squeeze

Gold Holds Above $4,200 as Fed Rate Cut Bets Surge; Silver Hits Record High Near $59 on Supply Squeeze

LONDON/NEW YORK – December 3, 2025 — Precious metals are back in the spotlight as investors pile into gold and silver on growing expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut interest rates as soon as next week. Silver blasted to a fresh all‑time high, copper set another record in London, and gold is holding just shy of its own peak as traders reposition around a shifting macro outlook. Reuters+1
3 December 2025
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Gold Price Today, December 3, 2025: XAU Holds Above $4,200 as Fed Cut Bets and Weak Currencies Drive Global Rally

Gold Price Today, December 3, 2025: XAU Holds Above $4,200 as Fed Cut Bets and Weak Currencies Drive Global Rally

Gold prices are holding firmly above the key $4,200-per-ounce level on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, as traders double down on expectations of a U.S. Federal Reserve rate cut next week, a weaker U.S. dollar, and strong central-bank demand. In India and much of Asia, local gold rates have surged to record or near‑record highs as domestic currencies slide against the dollar, amplifying the move in local terms. RTTNews+1
3 December 2025
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Mortgage Rates Today, December 3, 2025: 30‑Year Fixed Hovers Around 6.2% Ahead of Key Fed Meeting

Mortgage Rates Today, December 3, 2025: 30‑Year Fixed Hovers Around 6.2% Ahead of Key Fed Meeting

Mortgage rates are kicking off December in a narrow band around the low‑6% range, as markets wait for next week’s Federal Reserve decision and fresh inflation data. Different national trackers disagree by a few basis points, but they all paint the same picture: borrowing is cheaper than it was at the start of 2025, yet still well above the sub‑3% pandemic era.
3 December 2025
Trump’s Next Fed Chair: Markets Bet on Kevin Hassett While Economists Rally Around Chris Waller

Trump’s Next Fed Chair: Markets Bet on Kevin Hassett While Economists Rally Around Chris Waller

As Donald Trump edges closer to naming the next chair of the US Federal Reserve, the contest has crystallised into a stark choice: Kevin Hassett, the president’s trusted economic lieutenant and the clear betting-market favourite, versus Christopher Waller, the career central banker many economists say is better suited to run the world’s most important central bank.
3 December 2025
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Federal Reserve News on December 1, 2025: QT Ends, December Rate‑Cut Odds Surge, and Bank Supervision Moves to Center Stage

Federal Reserve News on December 1, 2025: QT Ends, December Rate‑Cut Odds Surge, and Bank Supervision Moves to Center Stage

The U.S. Federal Reserve entered December 2025 with three big shifts all hitting at once: its balance‑sheet tightening has officially ended, markets are betting heavily on another rate cut next week, and regulators are rolling out a fresh assessment of the banking system just as internal divisions at the Fed deepen. Federal Reserve+2Reuters+2
2 December 2025
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