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Interest Rates News 28 November 2025 - 4 December 2025

U.S. Economy Today (Dec. 4, 2025): Fed Rate‑Cut Bets Grow as Jobless Claims Rise and Confidence Falls

U.S. Economy Today (Dec. 4, 2025): Fed Rate‑Cut Bets Grow as Jobless Claims Rise and Confidence Falls

The U.S. economy is sending a mix of signals on Thursday, December 4, 2025. Financial markets are calm near record highs and forecasters are nudging growth estimates up. At the same time, new data show jobless claims edging higher, the dollar weakening on expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut next week, and Americans’ confidence in the economy sinking to…
4 December 2025
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Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Climbs as Miners Rally and RBA Rate-Hike Bets Build – 4 December 2025

Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Climbs as Miners Rally and RBA Rate-Hike Bets Build – 4 December 2025

The Australia stock market finished Thursday, 4 December 2025, modestly higher, with the S&P/ASX 200 once again leaning on heavyweight miners and materials stocks while traders priced in a higher chance of future Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) rate hikes and a stronger Australian dollar. Market snapshot: ASX 200 edges higher on resource strength The S&P/ASX 200 closed around 8,618 points,…
4 December 2025
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Australia Economy Today: Q3 GDP Data, Inflation Shock and Interest Rate Jitters – 3 December 2025

Australia Economy Today: Q3 GDP Data, Inflation Shock and Interest Rate Jitters – 3 December 2025

Australia’s economy is back in the spotlight today after fresh national accounts and inflation figures painted a picture of solid headline growth, stubborn price pressures and still‑squeezed living standards. On 3 December 2025, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that gross domestic product (GDP) grew 0.4% in the September quarter and 2.1% over the year, slightly below market expectations…
3 December 2025
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Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Climbs as GDP Data, Rate Bets and Bond Yields Collide – 3 December 2025

Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Climbs as GDP Data, Rate Bets and Bond Yields Collide – 3 December 2025

Australia’s stock market finished slightly higher on Wednesday, 3 December 2025, as investors rode a classic “data day” rollercoaster – cheering better‑than‑feared GDP numbers, then trimming enthusiasm as bond yields and interest‑rate expectations reasserted themselves. The S&P/ASX 200 ended up 15.5 points (+0.18%) at 8,595.2, while the All Ordinaries added 16.7 points (+0.19%) to 8,894.2.  Kyabram Free Press Market snapshot: a green close after a choppy…
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 Below is a detailed rundown of what…
2 December 2025
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Federal Reserve News Today (Dec. 2, 2025): Rate Cut Odds Near 90% as Fed Ends QT and Faces Growing Dissent

Federal Reserve News Today (Dec. 2, 2025): Rate Cut Odds Near 90% as Fed Ends QT and Faces Growing Dissent

Updated: December 2, 2025 The U.S. Federal Reserve enters the final stretch before its December 9–10 FOMC meeting with three big storylines converging: Below is a complete rundown of today’s key Federal Reserve news, forecasts, and analysis — and what it all might mean for rates, markets, and your money. Key Takeaways Where Fed Policy Stands Right Now The current…
2 December 2025
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Fed December 2025 Rate Cut Odds Surge as JPMorgan and BofA Flip, but Fed Remains Deeply Divided

Fed December 2025 Rate Cut Odds Surge as JPMorgan and BofA Flip, but Fed Remains Deeply Divided

As of December 1, 2025, financial markets are betting heavily that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates again at its December 9–10 meeting — even as the central bank itself looks more fractured than it has in years. Futures tracked by the CME FedWatch tool now imply roughly an 80–90% chance of a 25-basis-point cut, according to multiple analyses…
1 December 2025
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NS&I £1bn Budget Shake-Up: What It Means for Premium Bonds, Interest Rates and UK Savers in 2025

NS&I £1bn Budget Shake-Up: What It Means for Premium Bonds, Interest Rates and UK Savers in 2025

As of 30 November 2025, Premium Bond savers are at the centre of a quiet revolution in the UK’s savings landscape. Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s Autumn Budget has ordered National Savings & Investments (NS&I) to raise an extra £1 billion from the public, while also cutting future cash ISA limits. Together with rising NS&I bond rates and a possible Bank of…
1 December 2025
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Polymarket’s Youngest Billionaire vs. a Divided Fed: How Prediction Markets Are Pricing a December 2025 Rate Cut

Polymarket’s Youngest Billionaire vs. a Divided Fed: How Prediction Markets Are Pricing a December 2025 Rate Cut

As of November 30, 2025, prediction markets led by Polymarket are putting sky‑high odds on a December Fed rate cut—just as its 27‑year‑old founder becomes the world’s youngest self‑made billionaire and the Federal Reserve faces one of its most divided meetings in years. Key takeaways A Gen Z founder at the center of global rate‑cut speculation Until a few months…
1 December 2025
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World Stock Markets Poised for December 1, 2025 Open as Fed Ends QT and Rate‑Cut Bets Surge

World Stock Markets Poised for December 1, 2025 Open as Fed Ends QT and Rate‑Cut Bets Surge

As the final month of 2025 begins, global investors head into Monday’s open with equity indices near record levels, central banks pivoting toward easier policy, commodities sending mixed signals, and fresh data out of China and Europe challenging the bullish narrative. Monday, December 1, 2025, won’t just mark the start of the last trading month of the year. It’s also…
30 November 2025
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Premium Bonds Rate Rise Looms as Budget 2025 Hands NS&I a £1bn Target – What Savers Need to Know Today

Premium Bonds Rate Rise Looms as Budget 2025 Hands NS&I a £1bn Target – What Savers Need to Know Today

London, 28 November 2025 The Autumn Budget has quietly turned Premium Bonds and other NS&I products into the most talked‑about corner of the UK savings market. A technical change in the small print – telling National Savings & Investments (NS&I) to raise an extra £1 billion from savers this year – has triggered a wave of speculation that rates on…
28 November 2025
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Premium Bonds £1bn Boost: How NS&I’s New Budget 2025 Target Could Change Interest Rates for Savers

Premium Bonds £1bn Boost: How NS&I’s New Budget 2025 Target Could Change Interest Rates for Savers

London – 28 November 2025 Premium Bonds savers have been handed rare good news in the wake of Rachel Reeves’s Autumn Budget: the government has quietly ordered National Savings & Investments (NS&I) to raise an extra £1 billion from the public this year, fuelling speculation that prize rates and savings interest could be pushed higher to hit the new target.  NS&I…
28 November 2025
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Stock Market Today

  • Medtronic advances into 2026 on diabetes spin-off, Hugo system, and steady dividends
    January 18, 2026, 4:43 PM EST. Medtronic (MDT) is trading on the prospect that a planned stand-alone spin-off of its diabetes business will sharpen focus on B2B operations and lift margins. Management has signaled the split should close by year-end 2026, reducing exposure to consumer diabetes care, which generated about 8% of revenue but only 4% of operating profit in fiscal 2025. A new growth driver comes from the Hugo robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) system, cleared in the U.S. for urologic procedures. While near-term top-line impact is modest, the device targets an underpenetrated market with long-term potential. Finally, Medtronic boasts a lengthy dividend streak, raising payouts for 48 consecutive years and offering about a 3% forward yield, with the potential to join the Dividend King club after 50 straight raises.
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