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Rocket stock (RKT) climbs as CPI slowdown eases mortgage costs, saving $16 a month on $400,000 loan
Johannesburg Stock Exchange today: JSE All Share slips at year-end as traders eye rand, rates

Johannesburg Stock Exchange today: JSE All Share slips at year-end as traders eye rand, rates

South African shares ended their last session of 2025 slightly lower, with the FTSE/JSE All Share index down 0.57% at 115,832.28 points. The benchmark traded between 115,304.62 and 116,011.95 on Dec. 31 and finished the year about 37% higher, leaving it roughly 1.4% below its 52-week high, market data showed. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange is closed on Thursday for New Year’s Day. Investing.com+1
1 January 2026
India freezes PPF, SCSS and Sukanya Samriddhi rates for Jan–Mar 2026 — what savers earn now

India freezes PPF, SCSS and Sukanya Samriddhi rates for Jan–Mar 2026 — what savers earn now

India’s finance ministry kept interest rates unchanged on a range of post office small-savings schemes for the January–March 2026 quarter, a decision that preserves returns on some of the country’s most widely held household savings products. Public Provident Fund stays at 7.1%, while the Senior Citizen Savings Scheme and Sukanya Samriddhi Account remain at 8.2%, the ministry said. The Economic Times
31 December 2025
Ares Capital Corporation Stock (ARCC) Watch: Dividend Yield, Rate-Cut Crosscurrents, and What Matters Before Monday’s Open

Ares Capital Corporation Stock (ARCC) Watch: Dividend Yield, Rate-Cut Crosscurrents, and What Matters Before Monday’s Open

Ares Capital Corporation heads into the final trading days of 2025 with investors balancing two powerful forces: a still-strong appetite for high-income stocks and a market narrative increasingly centered on what comes next for U.S. interest rates. With U.S. equity markets closed Sunday, ARCC’s latest read is Friday’s close, when the shares finished at $20.20, up about 1% on the session. Nasdaq
Global Stock Markets on Dec. 25, 2025: Thin Christmas Trading, Asia Mixed, Gulf Slips — and the 2026 Outlook Turns to AI and Rate Cuts

Global Stock Markets on Dec. 25, 2025: Thin Christmas Trading, Asia Mixed, Gulf Slips — and the 2026 Outlook Turns to AI and Rate Cuts

Global stock markets are spending Christmas Day in “low-liquidity mode,” with most major Western exchanges shut and investors leaning on the final full sessions of the year for direction. The tone is broadly constructive: U.S. equities headed into the holiday at fresh record closes, while parts of Asia traded mixed-to-firmer in thin volumes. Meanwhile, Gulf equities eased as softer oil prices pressured the region’s heavyweight energy-linked markets. Reuters
25 December 2025
Dow Jones Today (Dec. 24, 2025, 10:32 a.m.): DJIA Trades Near 48,600 as Christmas Eve Session Runs on Rate-Cut Bets and Thin Holiday Volume

Dow Jones Today (Dec. 24, 2025, 10:32 a.m.): DJIA Trades Near 48,600 as Christmas Eve Session Runs on Rate-Cut Bets and Thin Holiday Volume

December 24, 2025 — The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded modestly higher in the holiday-thinned Christmas Eve session, holding near the 48,600 area around 10:32 a.m. as investors balanced upbeat rate-cut expectations for 2026 against a mixed macro backdrop and a steady stream of single-stock headlines. With U.S. markets scheduled to close early ahead of Christmas Day, even small bursts of buying and selling have had an outsized impact on intraday moves. FT Markets+1
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