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Financial Markets News 18 November 2025 - 28 November 2025

CME Futures Outage: Cooling Failure Halts Global Trading, FX Partially Restarts on Black Friday

CME Futures Outage: Cooling Failure Halts Global Trading, FX Partially Restarts on Black Friday

Date: November 28, 2025Location: Chicago / London / Singapore Key points A Black Friday nobody expected Black Friday, typically a quieter session for global derivatives, turned into one of the most disruptive trading days in years after CME Group suffered a major technical outage tied to a third‑party data center cooling failure. Late on Thursday evening U.S. time, CME reported…
JPMorgan Chase (JPM) Stock Today: Edges Above $306 as Wells Fargo Lifts Target to $350 – November 26, 2025

JPMorgan Chase (JPM) Stock Today: Edges Above $306 as Wells Fargo Lifts Target to $350 – November 26, 2025

New York – November 26, 2025 — JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) shares traded around $306–307 on Wednesday, extending this week’s rally as Wall Street leans into expectations of Fed rate cuts and fresh analyst optimism on big U.S. banks. Intraday data show JPMorgan changing hands just above $306 with a day range roughly between $303 and $307, modestly…
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) Stock Today, November 26, 2025: Price, Buyback Catalyst and Fresh Portfolio Moves

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) Stock Today, November 26, 2025: Price, Buyback Catalyst and Fresh Portfolio Moves

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: MUFG, TSE: 8306) continues to sit near multi‑year highs as trading gets underway on Wednesday, November 26, 2025. After a strong November driven by a higher earnings outlook, a major share buyback and a planned share cancellation, MUFG stock is now being shaped by fresh headlines, including an exit from a substantial stake in…
US Dollar Index Slips Below 100 as Weak US Data Turbocharges December Fed Rate‑Cut Bets (DXY Today: 25 November 2025, After the Bell)

US Dollar Index Slips Below 100 as Weak US Data Turbocharges December Fed Rate‑Cut Bets (DXY Today: 25 November 2025, After the Bell)

The U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) finished Tuesday’s session under pressure, sliding back below the psychologically important 100 level as a batch of delayed U.S. economic data reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in December. By around 4:05 p.m. ET, the dollar index was hovering just under 100 near 99.8–99.9, down roughly 0.3–0.5% on the day, according…
US PPI Rises 0.3% in September as Energy Costs Jump: What the Delayed Inflation Report Means for the Fed on November 25, 2025

US PPI Rises 0.3% in September as Energy Costs Jump: What the Delayed Inflation Report Means for the Fed on November 25, 2025

The long-delayed September 2025 US Producer Price Index (PPI) rose 0.3%, driven by higher energy costs, while core wholesale inflation stayed tame. Here’s what today’s report means for the Federal Reserve, markets, and the broader inflation outlook. Headline numbers: wholesale inflation heats up, but not too much The US government finally released its shutdown-delayed September Producer Price Index (PPI) this…
XRP Price Today, 24 November 2025: Ripple’s XRP Holds Above $2.20 as New Spot ETFs Ignite Wall Street Demand

XRP Price Today, 24 November 2025: Ripple’s XRP Holds Above $2.20 as New Spot ETFs Ignite Wall Street Demand

On 24 November 2025, XRP delivered one of its most closely watched trading sessions in years, holding above the $2.20 mark as new spot XRP exchange‑traded funds (ETFs) from Grayscale and Franklin Templeton made their debut on NYSE Arca. The day combined heavy volatility, record inflows into XRP products, and historic ETF launches, all while the broader crypto market was…
DAX Today: German Stock Market Rebounds as Bayer Soars on Stroke-Drug Success — 24 November 2025

DAX Today: German Stock Market Rebounds as Bayer Soars on Stroke-Drug Success — 24 November 2025

Germany’s stock market started the new week with a relief rally on Monday, 24 November 2025. The DAX 40 clawed back part of last week’s heavy losses as investors cheered a double‑digit surge in Bayer shares and looked past another weak reading on German business sentiment. By mid‑afternoon in Frankfurt, the DAX was trading around 23,200 points, up roughly 0.5–0.7% on the day, after briefly…
Federal Reserve News Today, November 22, 2025: Collins Pushes Back as Williams Revives December Rate‑Cut Bets

Federal Reserve News Today, November 22, 2025: Collins Pushes Back as Williams Revives December Rate‑Cut Bets

WASHINGTON / NEW YORK — November 22, 2025 The US Federal Reserve heads into its December 9–10 policy meeting with one of the messiest setups in years: senior officials are openly split, key economic data are missing because of a historic government shutdown, and markets keep violently repricing the odds of another interest‑rate cut. On Saturday, Boston Fed President Susan…
Strive’s Bitcoin Bonanza: $1.3B Merger, 11K BTC and a Wild Stock Ride

ASST Stock Today: Strive Inc Slips as Hedge Fund Giant Adds Shares – What November 19, 2025 Really Means for Investors

Strive Inc. (NASDAQ: ASST) – the high-volatility Bitcoin treasury play co‑founded by Vivek Ramaswamy – spent Wednesday, November 19, 2025 giving back part of its recent rally even as a prominent hedge fund manager publicly increased his stake. Below is a full breakdown of today’s move, the fresh November 19 news, and how it fits into the bigger ASST story.…
Blue Owl Capital (OWL) Scraps OBDC–OBDC II Merger as Redemption Freeze Roils the $3 Trillion Private Credit Market

Blue Owl Capital (OWL) Scraps OBDC–OBDC II Merger as Redemption Freeze Roils the $3 Trillion Private Credit Market

Alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital Inc. (NYSE: OWL) has pulled the plug on a controversial merger of two of its private-credit funds, capping a tumultuous week that has turned one mid‑size Wall Street firm into the poster child for growing stress in private credit. On Wednesday, Blue Owl Capital Corporation (NYSE: OBDC) and Blue Owl Capital Corporation II (OBDC…
Australia’s Inflation Bombshell: RBA Cuts Wiped Off Table as Markets Recoil

UK Inflation Falls to 3.6% as Food Prices Jump and Markets Bet on December Rate Cut

UK inflation has finally ticked lower, dropping to 3.6% in October 2025, but any sense of relief for households is being tempered by a renewed surge in food prices and lingering pressure on living costs. The fall in the headline rate has sharpened expectations that the Bank of England could cut interest rates again in December — just as Chancellor…
York Space Systems Files for US IPO After 59% Revenue Surge; Analysts See Up to $400 Million Offering

York Space Systems Files for US IPO After 59% Revenue Surge; Analysts See Up to $400 Million Offering

York Space Systems, a fast‑growing satellite manufacturer closely tied to US defense programs, has filed for an initial public offering in New York after reporting a 59% jump in revenue in the first nine months of 2025 and narrowing losses, according to new regulatory filings and company statements published on November 17, 2025.  Reuters The Denver‑based company intends to list…

Stock Market Today

  • Providence First Trust Cuts QQQ Holdings by 79%, Others Increase Stakes
    January 29, 2026, 11:27 AM EST. Providence First Trust Co slashed its Invesco QQQ ETF stake by 79.4% in Q3, selling 5,622 shares and holding 1,458 shares valued at $875,000. Meanwhile, JPMorgan Chase increased its QQQ holdings by 42.4%, purchasing over 1.4 million shares worth $2.7 billion, signaling strong confidence in Nasdaq-100 technology stocks. Other institutional investors like Northwestern Mutual Wealth, HRT Financial, Symphony Financial, and Rockefeller Capital Management also increased or established significant positions, maintaining robust institutional ownership at 44.58%. Invesco QQQ's high institutional presence supports liquidity and stability. The ETF recently raised its quarterly dividend to $0.7941, reflecting sustained investor appeal in tech-focused assets.
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