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Interest Rates News 17 October 2025 - 22 November 2025

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 Collins said she is still “hesitant” to support a December rate cut, even as comments from New York Fed President John Williams a day earlier turbo‑charged market bets that another move lower is coming “in the near term.” Reuters+2Federal Reserve Bank of New
22 November 2025
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Stock Market Today, Nov. 13, 2025: Dow Slides as Disney Plunges and Tech Stocks Drop After Trump Ends Record Shutdown

S&P 500 Today, November 21, 2025: Choppy Trade as Fed Rate-Cut Bets Jump and Tech Stays Under Pressure

Wall Street is trying to find its footing on Friday, November 21, 2025, after one of the wildest weeks for the S&P 500 since the spring. The benchmark index is hovering just above Thursday’s close, with traders torn between fresh hopes for a near‑term Federal Reserve rate cut and growing unease over stretched tech valuations. Reuters+1 S&P 500 Today: Modest Gains After a Brutal Reversal The S&P 500 closed Thursday at 6,538.76, down 1.6% on the day, a 103‑point slide that erased an intraday gain of nearly 2% and marked one of the sharpest single‑session reversals of 2025. Nasdaq+1 On
21 November 2025
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Stocks Skyrocket to Record Highs as Fed Set to Cut Rates Again

Fed Minutes Reveal Deep Divide on Rate Cuts as Data Drought Clouds December Decision

The Federal Reserve’s newly released minutes from its October 28–29 meeting show a central bank that is more split, more cautious, and more data‑dependent than markets had hoped — and that’s forcing investors to rethink the odds of another interest‑rate cut at the December 9–10 meeting. At that October meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) cut its benchmark federal funds rate by 0.25 percentage point to a target range of 3.75%–4.00%, the second reduction this year and a continuation of the Fed’s pivot away from the 5.25%–5.50% peak reached in 2023.Federal Reserve+2Federal Reserve+2 But the minutes, published on November 19, 2025,
19 November 2025
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Lloyds Share Price: Can the FTSE‑100 Bank’s Value Keep Surging or Is a Crash Coming?

Lloyds (LON:LLOY) Share Price: Curve Deal, BoE Rates and Scandal Risks to Watch Before the 17 November 2025 Open

Lloyds Banking Group heads into the new trading week with its share price just below recent highs, but with a packed agenda of news and macro risks that could shape trading when the London Stock Exchange opens on Monday, 17 November 2025. From a fresh £120m fintech acquisition and a live £1.7bn buyback, to the motor finance mis‑selling scandal and a staff data‑privacy row, there’s a lot sitting behind the ticker LLOY right now. Here’s what you need to know before the bell. Where the Lloyds share price stands before Monday’s open At the close of trading on Friday, 14
16 November 2025
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Westpac’s $7 Billion Windfall Ignites ASX Rally Despite Mining Slump – Nov 3, 2025

ASX Today: Tech Rout and Rate Cut Jitters Wipe $37 Billion from Australian Stock Market – 14 November 2025

Australia’s stock market closed sharply lower on Friday, 14 November 2025, as the S&P/ASX 200 tumbled 1.36% to 8,634.5, its lowest close in around four months. Market Index+1 Roughly $37 billion in market value was erased as investors dumped growth and tech names, repriced expectations for interest rate cuts, and digested a surprisingly strong jobs report that has effectively killed hopes of more Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) easing in the near term. Sharecafe+1 Tech stocks led a broad-based sell-off, the big banks and major miners were hit hard, and only the energy sector managed to finish in positive territory.
14 November 2025
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London Stock Exchange at Record Highs – Inside the Historic Market’s Brexit Battle and 2025 Revival

FTSE 100 Nears 10,000 as SSE Jumps on £33bn Grid Plan; Rate‑Cut Bets Lift Sentiment

LONDON — 12 November 2025. London’s blue‑chip FTSE 100 came within a whisker of the 10,000 mark on Wednesday, touching an intraday record around 9,928 before easing into the close at 9,887.40, a day after notching its highest ever finish. Tuesday’s record close at 9,899.60 followed weaker UK labour data that reinforced expectations the Bank of England could trim rates in December. reuters.com+2investing.com+2 What moved the market The index’s latest push higher was powered by utilities and energy, led by SSE, whose shares jumped more than 10% after the company unveiled a £33 billion five‑year investment plan to accelerate upgrades to
12 November 2025
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BOJ Signals December Rate Hike Is Near as Summary Turns Hawkish; PM Adviser Urges Delay

BOJ Signals December Rate Hike Is Near as Summary Turns Hawkish; PM Adviser Urges Delay

The Bank of Japan’s latest “Summary of Opinions,” released Monday, signals the central bank is edging toward another rate increase as soon as December, while a top economic adviser to new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi publicly urged caution and argued for waiting until January. Bank of Japan+1 Key takeaways What the BOJ said today The Summary of Opinions from the Oct. 29–30 policy meeting (released at 8:50 a.m. JST on Nov. 10) paints a more hawkish picture than earlier in the year. Board members said the “conditions for taking a further step toward the normalization of the policy interest rate
10 November 2025
Gold Prices Smash All-Time Highs – Is Now the Moment to Buy or Bail?

Gold Price Today, 7 November 2025: XAU/USD holds above $4,000 as rate‑cut bets rise; China’s central bank extends buying streak

Summary: Gold is trading just over the $4,000/oz mark today as a softer dollar earlier in the session and growing expectations for another U.S. rate cut buoy bullion. The world’s biggest official-sector buyer—China—also extended its gold‑buying streak in October, underscoring persistent central‑bank support. A record‑long U.S. government shutdown has delayed key data releases, pushing traders to lean on private labor indicators and policy signals. Reuters+2TradingView+2 Live gold price snapshot (as of Friday, 7 November 2025) Editor’s note: Intra‑day price swings mean “weekly change” signals are mixed across publications; the market has been essentially flat to marginally positive/negative this week depending
7 November 2025
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FTSE 100’s Record Run: Inside London’s Blue-Chip Rally and What’s Next

FTSE 100 Roars into November: Oil Windfall, Gold Surge & Rate Cut Hopes Drive Rally

FTSE 100 Market Overview for November 3, 2025 FTSE 100 Performance on 3 November 2025 – A Bright Start London’s blue-chip index kicked off November on a firm footing. By the opening bell Monday, FTSE 100 was up about 21 points (+0.2%) at 9,738.46lse.co.uk, rebounding from Friday’s profit-taking slide. Investors entered the month with cautious optimism after October’s stellar run. The early gains held through the morning; around midday the FTSE 100 was still up roughly 0.2%, hovering in the 9,730s – just shy of last week’s record closes around 9,750lse.co.uk. This positive open was in line with global markets.
3 November 2025
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Fed Cuts Rates Amid Data “Fog” – Stocks Hit Record Highs as More Easing Likely

Fed Cuts Rates Again but Powell Drops a Bombshell – Markets React to Fed’s November Moves

Federal Reserve Developments and Market Reaction in Early November 2025 Fed’s Latest Policy Moves: Rate Cut and Liquidity Support In the Fed’s highly anticipated late-October meeting, officials voted 10–2 to cut the federal funds rate by 0.25%, setting a new target range of 3.75% to 4.00%reuters.comfederalreserve.gov. This marked the second rate reduction of 2025, following a similar cut in September. The move was widely expected and intended “to temper any further weakening of the job market,” according to Reutersreuters.com. Recent data (before the data blackout) showed job growth losing steam and unemployment inching up, so the Fed acted to provide
3 November 2025
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Citi Stuns Markets by Slashing Loan Rate – See What’s Next for Borrowers & Stocks

Citi Stuns Markets by Slashing Loan Rate – See What’s Next for Borrowers & Stocks

Citi’s latest rate cut will directly reduce borrowing costs for its customers. For example, a $100,000 loan at the old 7.25% rate incurred about $7,250 in annual interest, versus $7,000 at the new 7.00% rate – a saving of roughly $250 per year news.ssbcrack.com. Banks typically adjust base or benchmark rates in line with changes in prime rates or funding costs. After the Fed cut rates, Citi’s move aligns its base rate with a U.S. prime of 7.00%. In India, with inflation low and growth forecasts solid (RBI now projects FY26 GDP ~6.8% pib.gov.in), lenders are looking to spur demand
30 October 2025
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KeyCorp Slashes Prime Lending Rate to 7.00% – Here’s What Borrowers & Investors Need to Know

KeyCorp Slashes Prime Lending Rate to 7.00% – Here’s What Borrowers & Investors Need to Know

Fed Rate Moves and Prime Rate Last week’s Federal Reserve meeting delivered a 0.25% rate cut (its second this year), which immediately set off ripples across banking. In mid‑September, the Fed’s first cut prompted JPMorgan, Citigroup, Wells Fargo and others to trim their prime lending rates from 7.50% to 7.25%reuters.com. Now, following the Oct. 29 cut, banks are pushing prime down again. For example, Webster Bank (CT) confirmed a cut to 7.00% on Oct. 30markets.ft.com. By rule of thumb, the prime rate moves roughly in step with Fed funds + 3%, so a Fed funds rate of 3.75–4.00% means a
29 October 2025
Mortgage Rates Hit 2025 Low at 6.27% – Will They Finally Dip Below 6%?

Mortgage Rates Just Hit a 3-Year Low – Is Now the Time to Lock In?

Mortgage Rates Hit Lowest Levels of the Year After a prolonged stretch of high borrowing costs, current mortgage rates are finally receding. In late October, the average 30-year fixed mortgage fell to its lowest level of 2025, around the 6.2%–6.3% rangets2.techbloomberg.com. That’s a significant improvement from January, when 30-year rates were above 7%ts2.tech. Some daily measures even put the typical mortgage rate today below 6% on an APR basis. For example, Zillow’s daily tracker showed the 30-year rate at about 5.92% APR on October 29, down 17 basis points in one daynerdwallet.com (a basis point is 0.01%). And according to
29 October 2025
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Fed Cuts Rates Amid Data “Fog” – Stocks Hit Record Highs as More Easing Likely

Fed Cuts Rates Amid Data “Fog” – Stocks Hit Record Highs as More Easing Likely

Fed Cuts Rates Despite Missing Data The Federal Open Market Committee’s October 28–29 meeting concluded with a widely anticipated quarter-point rate cut, bringing the target interest rate down to roughly 3.8%ts2.tech. Economists were nearly unanimous in predicting this movereuters.com, as the Fed had telegraphed an easing bias in advance. It marks the second reduction in 2025, following an initial cut in September. The Fed is proceeding with caution, however. Officials describe an “increasingly cloudy” economic outlookapnews.com – a haze compounded by the absence of government data during the ongoing shutdown. Since October 1, key indicators like the monthly jobs report
29 October 2025
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Bank of Canada Cuts Key Rate to 2.25% – Is This the End of Rate Cuts?

Bank of Canada Cuts Key Rate to 2.25% – Is This the End of Rate Cuts?

The Bank of Canada (BoC) cut its overnight rate by 25 basis points to 2.25% on Oct. 29, 2025 reuters.com, the second straight cut in as many meetings. Governor Tiff Macklem signaled this might be the last cut for now, saying policy is “about the right level to keep inflation close to 2% while helping the economy” canadianmortgagetrends.com. The BoC’s new forecasts show sluggish growth (only 1.2% in 2025 and 1.1% in 2026) and inflation near 2% reuters.com canadianmortgagetrends.com. Markets rallied: the Canadian dollar firmed to about C$1.3915 per USD reuters.com and the TSX Composite hovered around 30,350 points (after
29 October 2025
Fed Cuts Rates, Stocks Soar — But U.S. Mortgage Rates Refuse to Budge

Fed Cuts Rates, Stocks Soar — But U.S. Mortgage Rates Refuse to Budge

Fed’s Latest Move and Economic Context At its Oct. 28–29 meeting, the Federal Reserve cut the federal funds rate by 0.25% to a 3.75–4.00% range reuters.com, following a similar move in September. Fed officials, facing a softening job market and still-elevated inflation (~3% y/y), emphasized the need to tread carefully. Governor Christopher Waller and Boston Fed chief Susan Collins publicly backed further rate cuts, noting inflation risks have eased and unemployment is the bigger concern floridarealtors.org floridarealtors.org. In contrast, some Fed members (and JP Morgan economist Michael Feroli) want caution and will likely avoid promising future cuts reuters.com reuters.com. Powell’s
29 October 2025
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Bitcoin Slides as Fed Meets – 98% of Traders Bet on Rate Cut Fueling Crypto Rally

Bitcoin Slides as Fed Meets – 98% of Traders Bet on Rate Cut Fueling Crypto Rally

Fed Meeting Looms with Near-Certain Rate Cut All signs point to the Federal Reserve lowering interest rates by 0.25% at this week’s meeting, which concludes Wednesday, Oct. 29. According to the CME FedWatch tool and other market indicators, there is roughly a 97–98% probability of a quarter-point cut ts2.tech. This would set the federal funds rate around 4.0%–4.25%, down from the current 4.25%–4.50% range, and would be the Fed’s second cut this year (after a similar cut in September) coindesk.com. Major Wall Street firms are overwhelmingly aligned with this expectation: in fact, most top brokerages predict a 25 bps cut
29 October 2025
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Shocking Rate Decision in Indonesia Sparks Market Jitters and Forecast Frenzy

Shocking Rate Decision in Indonesia Sparks Market Jitters and Forecast Frenzy

Central Bank Shocks Markets by Holding Rates Steady Indonesia’s central bank sprang a surprise on October 22 by keeping its key interest rate unchanged at 4.75%, defying widespread expectations of a rate cut. This decision – announced at the conclusion of Bank Indonesia’s Board of Governors meeting – caught markets off guard, as most forecasters had penciled in a fourth consecutive cut. Economists polled before the meeting overwhelmingly predicted a 25 basis-point reduction to 4.50%reuters.com. In fact, a Wall Street Journal survey found six out of seven economists expected a cut, given the benign inflation backdrop and efforts to spur
22 October 2025
Regional Bank Fraud Scare Sparks Panic – Is a Fed Rate Cut on the Horizon?

Regional Bank Fraud Scare Sparks Panic – Is a Fed Rate Cut on the Horizon?

Surprise Loan Frauds at Regional Banks Shake Confidence Mid-sized banks shocked Wall Street this week with alarming disclosures of bad loans. Zions Bancorporation – a Utah-based regional lender – stunned investors by announcing a $50 million charge-off tied to two commercial loans that it says were compromised by fraud theguardian.com. In an SEC filing, Zions reported “misrepresentations and contractual defaults” by the borrowers and moved to accelerate the loans to default and sue the guarantors ts2.tech ts2.tech. Western Alliance, a Phoenix-based peer, also revealed it is dealing with a fraudulent borrower, having filed a lawsuit back in August after the client
17 October 2025
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Stock Market Today

Roivant stock surges on brepocitinib skin-disease data; what to watch into Monday

Roivant stock surges on brepocitinib skin-disease data; what to watch into Monday

7 February 2026
Roivant shares surged 22.4% to $25.82 after Phase 2 data showed its drug brepocitinib outperformed placebo in cutaneous sarcoidosis, with no serious adverse events. The company plans a Phase 3 trial in 2026 and has filed for FDA approval in dermatomyositis. Quarterly revenue reached $2 million, with a $313.7 million loss. Cash holdings stood at $4.5 billion.
Amazon stock tumbles on $200 billion AI spend plan — what to know before Monday

Amazon stock tumbles on $200 billion AI spend plan — what to know before Monday

7 February 2026
Amazon shares fell 5.6% to $210.32 on Friday after the company projected about $200 billion in 2026 capital expenditures, triggering investor concern over AI spending. The stock had already dropped 11.5% after-hours Thursday. Amazon forecast Q1 net sales of $173.5–$178.5 billion and operating income of $16.5–$21.5 billion. Analyst Gil Luria downgraded Amazon, citing rising investment as its cloud lead narrows.
AMD stock jumps 8% in chip rebound — what investors are watching before Monday

AMD stock jumps 8% in chip rebound — what investors are watching before Monday

7 February 2026
AMD shares jumped 8.2% to $208.44 Friday, trading on heavy volume as chip stocks rebounded and the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index rose 5.7% after Amazon’s AI spending plans lifted sector estimates. Nvidia’s CEO cited surging AI chip demand. AMD’s rally followed a weak revenue outlook earlier in the week.
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