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U.S. Prime Rate Today After the Fed’s December 10, 2025 Cut: 6.75% Becomes the New Benchmark

U.S. Prime Rate Today After the Fed’s December 10, 2025 Cut: 6.75% Becomes the New Benchmark

Dateline: December 10, 2025 The Federal Reserve just delivered its third interest rate cut of 2025, and U.S. banks are already moving to reset the prime rate, the key benchmark that underpins everything from credit cards to home equity lines of credit. Here’s what changed today, where the U.S. prime rate now stands, and what the latest forecasts and expert analyses say about…
Fed Cuts Rates Again: What the December 2025 FOMC Decision Means for Stocks, Bonds and Global Markets

Fed Cuts Rates Again: What the December 2025 FOMC Decision Means for Stocks, Bonds and Global Markets

The Federal Reserve has delivered its third consecutive interest-rate cut of 2025, lowering the federal funds target range by 25 basis points to 3.50%–3.75% at its December 10 FOMC meeting. Federal Reserve The move was widely expected but came with an unusually divided vote, a cautious message about inflation, and new projections that point to only one rate cut in…
Canada Stock Market Today (Dec. 10, 2025, ~3 p.m. ET): TSX Holds Near Record High as Bank of Canada Freezes Rates and Fed Delivers Cut

Canada Stock Market Today (Dec. 10, 2025, ~3 p.m. ET): TSX Holds Near Record High as Bank of Canada Freezes Rates and Fed Delivers Cut

Canada’s stock market spent Wednesday grinding higher, with the S&P/TSX Composite hovering in the low 31,000s by early–mid‑afternoon as traders digested a double‑header of central‑bank decisions: a rate hold from the Bank of Canada (BoC) and a fresh quarter‑point cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve. By late morning and into the early afternoon, the S&P/TSX Composite was up roughly 40–90…
Mortgage Rates Today, December 10, 2025: Fed Rate Cut Meets Stubborn 6% Home Loan Costs

Mortgage Rates Today, December 10, 2025: Fed Rate Cut Meets Stubborn 6% Home Loan Costs

Mortgage rates today are still stuck just above 6% for most borrowers, even as the Federal Reserve has delivered its third interest rate cut of 2025 and taken its benchmark rate down to the lowest level since 2022. Bloomberg The result is a confusing picture for homebuyers: headline news screams “Fed cuts rates,” but the monthly payment on a new…
UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Rises as Rate‑Cut Bets Grow Ahead of Fed and BoE Decisions (10 December 2025)

UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Rises as Rate‑Cut Bets Grow Ahead of Fed and BoE Decisions (10 December 2025)

The UK stock market finished modestly higher on 10 December 2025, with the FTSE 100 edging up while the FTSE 250 slipped, as traders positioned for a US Federal Reserve rate cut and a potential Bank of England move next week. Key movers included HSBC, Standard Chartered, FirstGroup, Volution and Ocado, with share buybacks and sector outlooks shaping the broader…
Canada Stock Market Today: TSX Pauses Near Record High as Bank of Canada Holds Rates at 2.25% (December 10, 2025)

Canada Stock Market Today: TSX Pauses Near Record High as Bank of Canada Holds Rates at 2.25% (December 10, 2025)

As of late morning Eastern time on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, the Canadian stock market is catching its breath. The S&P/TSX Composite Index is hovering around 31,200, edging slightly lower after Tuesday’s record close near 31,244, when the benchmark gained about 0.24% (up 74 points).  Trading Economics Fresh off the Bank of Canada’s final interest‑rate decision of the year, where policymakers left the key overnight…
US Stock Market Today: Wall Street Opens Flat as Fed Poised for ‘Hawkish’ Rate Cut and Silver Hits Record High

US Stock Market Today: Wall Street Opens Flat as Fed Poised for ‘Hawkish’ Rate Cut and Silver Hits Record High

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 – 9:30 a.m. ET update Wall Street Quiet After the Opening Bell Shortly after the opening bell on Wednesday, December 10, U.S. stock indexes were almost unchanged as traders braced for the Federal Reserve’s final interest‑rate decision of 2025. According to Reuters, around 9:33 a.m. ET the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up roughly 14 points (about +0.03%) near 47,574,…
European Stocks Edge Lower Ahead of Fed Rate Cut Decision: STOXX 600, DAX and CAC 40 on 10 December 2025

European Stocks Edge Lower Ahead of Fed Rate Cut Decision: STOXX 600, DAX and CAC 40 on 10 December 2025

Date: 10 December 2025 European stock markets traded in a cautious, slightly negative range on Wednesday as investors positioned for the U.S. Federal Reserve’s final policy decision of the year and digested a sharp repricing in euro‑area bond markets. The pan‑European STOXX Europe 600 hovered around 578 points, essentially flat on the day after spending much of the session 0.1–0.2% lower and on…
10‑Year Treasury Yield Hits 3‑Month High Around 4.2% as Fed Prepares Final 2025 Rate Cut

10‑Year Treasury Yield Hits 3‑Month High Around 4.2% as Fed Prepares Final 2025 Rate Cut

As of December 10, 2025, the 10‑year U.S. Treasury yield is trading around 4.2%, its highest level in roughly three months, just hours before the Federal Reserve is expected to deliver its final policy decision of the year. Real‑time market data from multiple sources show the benchmark yield in the 4.18%–4.21% range: Zooming out, the move caps a sharp climb from roughly 4.06%–4.11% at the start…
Fed Rate Cut or Not? What to Expect From the December 2025 FOMC Meeting – And What It Means for You

Fed Rate Cut or Not? What to Expect From the December 2025 FOMC Meeting – And What It Means for You

Updated: December 10, 2025 – before the Fed’s decision is announced The Federal Reserve wraps up its final policy meeting of 2025 today, and markets are almost certain the central bank will cut interest rates again. Fed funds futures put the odds of a 0.25 percentage point (“25‑basis‑point”) rate cut at roughly 85–90%, implying a move from the current 3.75%–4.00%…
US Stock Market After Hours Today: Wall Street Stays Cautious as Fed Rate Cut Looms – December 9, 2025

US Stock Market After Hours Today: Wall Street Stays Cautious as Fed Rate Cut Looms – December 9, 2025

Updated: Tuesday, December 9, 2025 – around 5:00 p.m. ET As the first hour of the after-hours US stock market session winds down, Wall Street looks nervous but orderly. Index futures and extended-hours quotes are barely budging after a mixed regular session that left the S&P 500 just shy of record territory, with traders laser‑focused on tomorrow’s pivotal Federal Reserve…
Bank of Canada Interest Rate Today (December 9, 2025): 2.25% Policy Rate, 4.45% Prime and a Likely Long Pause Ahead

Bank of Canada Interest Rate Today (December 9, 2025): 2.25% Policy Rate, 4.45% Prime and a Likely Long Pause Ahead

As of today, December 9, 2025, the Bank of Canada’s policy interest rate is 2.25%, and Canada’s prime rate sits at 4.45%. This level was set at the October 29 decision, when the central bank delivered its fourth quarter‑point cut of the year and signalled it may now be done easing.  Scotiabank With the final rate announcement of 2025 scheduled for Wednesday, December 10…
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