VIX and Global Volatility Indices Signal ‘Super Calm’ Before the Fed – Market Outlook 5–7 December 2025
As the trading week closed on Friday, 5 December 2025, global volatility gauges – led by the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) – were flashing an unusually quiet message. Wall Street’s “fear gauge” has slipped back into the mid‑teens, even after a year that included multiple panic spikes above 20 and an outright shock move to around 60 in April. Reuters+1 At the same time, world equity benchmarks are hovering near record territory, and bond‑market volatility has slumped to its lowest levels since the early 2020s. Reuters+1 With a crucial Federal Reserve rate decision coming on 10 December, the picture from
