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Interest Rates News 18 December 2025 - 30 December 2025

UK savers with £5,001 in the bank get a fresh warning as Yorkshire Building Society flags 12 million low-rate accounts

UK savers with £5,001 in the bank get a fresh warning as Yorkshire Building Society flags 12 million low-rate accounts

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 16:40 ET Yorkshire Building Society said new research shows more than 12 million UK current accounts hold balances of £5,001 or more while paying interest of 1% or less. GB News The warning lands as households look for ways to stretch budgets and reduce reliance on borrowing, with rates on some savings products far above what most current accounts pay. For people holding spare cash, the cost of staying put can run into the hundreds of pounds a year, at a time when even small gains can offset everyday expenses. The lender, a member-owned “building
30 December 2025
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JPMorgan stock today: JPM dips after hours as Fed minutes keep rate bets in focus

JPMorgan stock today: JPM dips after hours as Fed minutes keep rate bets in focus

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 16:37 ET — After-hours JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE: JPM) shares slipped about 0.1% in after-hours trading on Tuesday to $323.42, after moving between $322.52 and $324.89 during the session. The move kept the bank in step with a market still taking its cues from interest-rate expectations. For lenders, the path of rates matters because it feeds directly into net interest income — the spread between what banks earn on loans and what they pay on deposits. That sensitivity is back in focus as investors rebalance positions into year-end and look ahead to the first
30 December 2025
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Mastercard stock dips in thin year-end trade as Fed minutes sharpen rate focus

Mastercard stock dips in thin year-end trade as Fed minutes sharpen rate focus

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 14:45 ET — Regular session Mastercard Incorporated shares were down 0.3% at $576.37 in afternoon trading on Tuesday, after moving between $574.55 and $579.49 earlier in the session. Volume was about 683,000 shares. The small move still matters into year-end because investors use card networks as a bellwether for consumer spending. Mastercard earns fees when transactions run across its network, so shifts in shopping and travel can show up quickly in volume trends. Rates are also front and center for the group. Payment processors trade like high-quality growth stocks inside financials, which can make them
30 December 2025
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Schwab stock slips as Fed minutes put rate outlook back in focus

Schwab stock slips as Fed minutes put rate outlook back in focus

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 14:00 ET — Regular session The Charles Schwab Corp’s shares were down 0.6% at $100.69 in afternoon trading on Tuesday, after opening at $101.58 and trading between $100.34 and $101.60. The broader market was little changed, while rivals Interactive Brokers and Robinhood also traded lower. The move matters because Schwab earns a large share of its revenue from client cash, making the stock sensitive to shifts in interest-rate expectations. That sensitivity can show up quickly on quiet days, when small changes in rate bets have an outsized impact on financial stocks. Investors are also looking
30 December 2025
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Wells Fargo stock slips as year-end trade hits banks; yields and Fed minutes in focus

Wells Fargo stock slips as year-end trade hits banks; yields and Fed minutes in focus

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 21:14 ET — Market closed Wells Fargo & Co shares fell 0.8% on Monday to close at $94.52, as U.S. bank stocks retreated in thin year-end trading. The stock traded between $94.37 and $95.61. StockAnalysis The move matters because banks have been among the steadier performers this year, and investors often trim exposure into the final sessions of the calendar. The SPDR S&P Bank ETF slid 0.9%, and the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF ended down about 0.5%. Treasury yields set the starting point for lending rates, and they influence the return banks earn on
30 December 2025
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Citi stock slides in thin year-end trade as rate-cut bets return to focus

Citi stock slides in thin year-end trade as rate-cut bets return to focus

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 10:56 ET — Regular session Citigroup Inc shares fell about 1.4% to $118.75 on Monday morning, underperforming a softer U.S. financial sector. The move comes in the final full trading week of 2025, when light holiday volumes and portfolio rebalancing can magnify day-to-day swings. Reuters Investors are also recalibrating bets on the Federal Reserve’s 2026 path after this month’s rate cut, with money markets pricing further easing into next year. Reuters That matters for banks because their net interest margin — the spread between what they earn on loans and pay on deposits — can
29 December 2025
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Silver breaks $80 as year-end metal rally squeezes manufacturers and fuels 2026 rate-cut bets

Silver breaks $80 as year-end metal rally squeezes manufacturers and fuels 2026 rate-cut bets

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 19:10 ET Silver pushed beyond $80 an ounce for the first time in early Asian trading on Monday, extending a year-end rally that has also lifted gold to record highs. SWI swissinfo.ch+1 The latest jump matters because investors are heading into 2026 with a heavy tilt toward precious metals, driven by expectations of U.S. interest-rate cuts and demand for assets seen as protection against inflation and currency moves. The Guardian+1 Supply worries are adding fuel. China is set to impose new restrictions on silver exports starting Jan. 1, while demand has been rising for the
29 December 2025
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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

NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2025, 4:36 p.m. ET — Market Closed Ares Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: ARCC) 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 That modest gain may not sound dramatic, but it stands out in a holiday-thinned tape where broad indexes were essentially flat-to-slightly lower in the same
28 December 2025
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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 With calendars thinned out and year-end positioning largely done, the conversation has shifted quickly from “what happened” in 2025 to “what could break” or “what could extend” the rally in 2026—especially around
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 (DJIA) 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 Dow Jones level at 10:32 a.m. today In mid-morning trading, the Dow was hovering around the 48,600 mark—up roughly 0.3% on the day—based on delayed
24 December 2025
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Union Bank Home Loan Rate Cut to 7.15%: Retail Borrowers Get Relief as Vikran Engineering Bags ₹2,035 Crore Solar EPC Order

Union Bank Home Loan Rate Cut to 7.15%: Retail Borrowers Get Relief as Vikran Engineering Bags ₹2,035 Crore Solar EPC Order

New Delhi/Mumbai — December 24, 2025: India’s year-end lending cycle is delivering a one-two punch of consumer relief and market momentum. Union Bank of India has lowered interest rates across key retail loan products—home, vehicle and personal loans—while Vikran Engineering has landed a marquee solar EPC order in Maharashtra that is already reverberating through the stock market. Business Standard+2Moneycontrol+2 The two updates are tied together by the same macro backdrop: a softer rate environment after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut the repo rate to 5.25% on December 5, 2025, extending a broader easing cycle that banks are now
24 December 2025
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Commonwealth Bank of Australia Stock (ASX:CBA): Share Price Jumps on Refund Backflip as RBA Minutes Shift 2026 Rate Outlook

Commonwealth Bank of Australia Stock (ASX:CBA): Share Price Jumps on Refund Backflip as RBA Minutes Shift 2026 Rate Outlook

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) shares rallied on Tuesday, 23 December 2025, as investors weighed two storylines moving Australia’s largest bank stock right now: CommBank’s fresh commitment to “goodwill” payments tied to ASIC’s bank-fee review, and new Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) minutes that openly discuss the circumstances for a rate hike in 2026. By late morning in Australia, CBA stock was trading around A$161, up roughly 2% on the session, even as the headline controversy around low‑income customer fees returned to the spotlight. Intelligent Investor+1 CBA share price today: what the market is telling you on 23 December 2025
23 December 2025
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UK Stock Market Today (21 December 2025): FTSE 100 Near 10,000 as BoE Rate Cut Reframes the Outlook for 2026

UK Stock Market Today (21 December 2025): FTSE 100 Near 10,000 as BoE Rate Cut Reframes the Outlook for 2026

The UK stock market is closed today (Sunday, 21 December 2025), but investors are heading into the Christmas-shortened trading week with the FTSE 100 firmly in “near-10,000” territory, a fresh Bank of England rate cut, and a growing debate about whether 2026 marks the year the UK’s long-running valuation discount finally starts to close. Friday’s cash-market finish left London equities on a strong footing: the FTSE 100 ended at 9,897.42 (+0.61%), while the more domestically sensitive FTSE 250 closed at 22,312.71 (-0.06%) on Hargreaves Lansdown’s delayed pricing. Hargreaves Lansdown+1 With the market shut for the weekend, attention shifts to futures
21 December 2025
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Bank of England Cuts Base Rate to 3.75%: What It Means for UK Mortgage Rates, Savings and Borrowers in 2026

Bank of England Cuts Base Rate to 3.75%: What It Means for UK Mortgage Rates, Savings and Borrowers in 2026

LONDON (21 December 2025) — The Bank of England has cut the UK base rate (Bank Rate) by a quarter-point to 3.75%, taking it below 4% for the first time in almost three years and setting up a pivotal start to 2026 for mortgages, savings and household budgets. Bank of England+1 But while the headline move sounds straightforward, the impact will land at different speeds depending on whether you’re on a tracker, a lender’s standard variable rate, or a fixed deal — and the Bank is also warning that future rate cuts are no longer a “given” and will be
21 December 2025
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Bank of Japan Raises Rates to 0.75%: Yen Slides, Bond Yields Jump and Asian Stocks Advance

Bank of Japan Raises Rates to 0.75%: Yen Slides, Bond Yields Jump and Asian Stocks Advance

Tokyo’s long era of “meaningful” interest rates moved another step closer to reality on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, when the Bank of Japan (BOJ) lifted its key short-term policy rate to around 0.75%—a level Japan hasn’t seen in roughly three decades. Yet the market’s immediate verdict was a reminder that central banking is as much about guidance as it is about the headline number. The yen weakened after the decision, Japanese bond yields surged, and stocks across Asia pushed higher in a session shaped by a rare combination of domestic tightening in Japan and renewed expectations that the U.S. Federal
19 December 2025
EV Stocks Today (Dec. 19, 2025): Tesla, Rivian, Lucid in Focus as Softer Inflation Lifts Rate-Cut Hopes in Premarket

EV Stocks Today (Dec. 19, 2025): Tesla, Rivian, Lucid in Focus as Softer Inflation Lifts Rate-Cut Hopes in Premarket

U.S.-listed EV stocks are heading into Friday’s session with a familiar mix of macro tailwinds and company-specific headline risk. On the supportive side: the latest inflation data came in cooler than forecasts, nudging markets toward a more dovish Federal Reserve outlook—typically a constructive setup for long-duration, high-growth names across the EV ecosystem. On the cautionary side: policy uncertainty around charging buildouts and incentives remains a live theme, while regulatory scrutiny continues to hover over “autonomy” marketing claims and range disclosures. In early Friday premarket positioning, U.S. index futures were modestly higher, with S&P 500 futures up about 0.3%, Nasdaq 100
19 December 2025
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Dow Jones Today (Dec. 18, 2025, 4:17 p.m. ET): Dow Closes Higher as Softer CPI Revives Rate-Cut Bets and Tech Rebounds

Dow Jones Today (Dec. 18, 2025, 4:17 p.m. ET): Dow Closes Higher as Softer CPI Revives Rate-Cut Bets and Tech Rebounds

As of 4:17 p.m. ET on Thursday, December 18, 2025, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) was last indicated higher after the closing bell, as investors digested a cooler-than-expected U.S. inflation reading and a sharp rebound in technology-linked shares. Preliminary closing data showed the Dow up 69.36 points (+0.14%) to 47,955.33. The broader S&P 500 rose 0.78% to 6,773.91, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.37% to 23,004.92. London South East+1 The session marked a tone shift from Wednesday’s pullback, when concerns about the cost and sustainability of AI spending helped drag major indexes down. Reuters What moved the Dow Jones
18 December 2025
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Dow Jones Today: DJIA Jumps Above 48,000 After Soft CPI Revives Fed Rate-Cut Hopes (Updated Dec. 18, 2025, 1:50 p.m. ET)

Dow Jones Today: DJIA Jumps Above 48,000 After Soft CPI Revives Fed Rate-Cut Hopes (Updated Dec. 18, 2025, 1:50 p.m. ET)

NEW YORK — The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) traded firmly higher Thursday as investors digested a cooler-than-expected U.S. inflation report that reignited hopes the Federal Reserve could keep easing policy into 2026—while also raising fresh questions about the quality of the data after an extended government shutdown disrupted price collection. As of about 1:50 p.m. Eastern, the Dow was up roughly 286 points (+0.6%) near 48,172 (quotes delayed at least 15 minutes), while the broader market outperformed with the S&P 500 up about 1.2% and the Nasdaq up about 1.8%. Reuters That intraday strength followed a choppy stretch for
18 December 2025
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UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Hits Five-Week High After Bank of England Cuts Rates to 3.75%

UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Hits Five-Week High After Bank of England Cuts Rates to 3.75%

LONDON (5:15pm GMT, Thursday 18 December 2025) — UK shares ended higher on Thursday as the Bank of England delivered a widely expected interest-rate cut, while a softer-than-forecast US inflation print lifted global risk appetite and helped underpin a late-December rally in rate-sensitive sectors such as retail and hospitality. By the London close, the FTSE 100 rose 0.7% to 9,841.55, its strongest finish in more than five weeks, and the domestically focused FTSE 250 climbed 0.7% to 22,314.34. sharecast.com UK stock market close: FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 key levels London’s session was ultimately defined by a “macro + micro” mix: central-bank decisions and inflation data on the
18 December 2025
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ECB Holds Rates at 2% as Bank of England Cuts to 3.75%: Riksbank and Norges Bank Pause in Europe’s Final 2025 Calls (Dec. 18, 2025)

ECB Holds Rates at 2% as Bank of England Cuts to 3.75%: Riksbank and Norges Bank Pause in Europe’s Final 2025 Calls (Dec. 18, 2025)

Europe’s central banks closed out 2025 with a clear message: the era of rapid rate cuts is fading, but the next phase won’t look the same everywhere. On Thursday, the European Central Bank (ECB) held interest rates steady, leaning on upgraded growth forecasts and a view that inflation is settling close to target. The Bank of England (BoE) delivered a quarter-point rate cut to 3.75%, but a tight 5–4 split and cautious language underscored just how contested further easing could become. In the Nordics, Sweden’s Riksbank and Norway’s Norges Bank both kept policy rates unchanged, signalling patience as inflation cools
18 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

Nu stock jumps to $17.40 as traders eye Nubank’s next catalyst

Nu stock jumps to $17.40 as traders eye Nubank’s next catalyst

7 February 2026
Nu Holdings shares climbed 3.5% to $17.40 Friday, reversing Thursday’s loss, as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. Nu recently received conditional approval from U.S. regulators to form a national bank, but still needs further sign-offs before launching. The company manages $38.8 billion in deposits and reports earnings Feb. 25.
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