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Tokyo Stock Exchange Outlook (Dec. 21, 2025): Nikkei 225 Futures Jump After BOJ Hike as IPOs, New TOPIX Indices and AI Tools Shape 2026

TOKYO — As Japan heads into the final full week of trading before year-end holidays, the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) is balancing three big forces at once: a higher-rate era after the Bank of Japan’s latest hike, fresh volatility tied

21 December 2025

Tokyo Stock Exchange Update (Dec. 20, 2025): BOJ Rate Hike, Yen Volatility, New ETFs, and the 2026 Outlook

Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) investors head into the weekend with a familiar Japanese-market paradox: the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has pushed rates to a three-decade high, yet the yen is still weakening—forcing portfolio managers to rethink what “tightening” actually means

20 December 2025

Investment News · Japan Economy · Market Outlook · Monetary Policy · NYSE:JPX · Stock Market

Global Stock Markets Today (Dec. 19, 2025): AI Stocks Lift Wall Street, Europe Closes at a Record, BOJ Hike Hits the Yen

Updated: 21:47 UTC on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025 (4:47 p.m. on the U.S. East Coast) Global stock markets finished Friday on a firmer footing as investors leaned back into technology and artificial-intelligence shares, shrugged off a week of heavy central-bank

19 December 2025

AI Stocks · Financial News · Global Economy · Stock Market · Wall Street

Global Stock Markets Today at 09:33 GMT on December 19, 2025: BOJ Rate Hike Lifts Asia, Europe Steady, Wall Street Futures Mixed

As of 09:33 GMT on Friday, December 19, 2025, global stock markets were leaning cautiously positive into the final full trading week of the year, with Asia closing higher, Europe treading water, and U.S. futures mixed as investors weighed three

19 December 2025

Asia Markets · Financial News · Global Economy · Stock Market · Wall Street

AI Stocks Today in Asia Stock Markets: Chip and Tech Shares Rebound as BOJ Hikes Rates and Nvidia’s China Chip Review Reshapes Sentiment (Dec. 19, 2025)

TOKYO / SEOUL / HONG KONG / TAIPEI — Friday, Dec. 19, 2025 — AI stocks across Asia stock markets bounced on Friday, with investors buying back into chip and platform names after a bruising week for “AI trade” valuations. The

19 December 2025

AI Stocks · Asia Markets · Chip Industry · Market Updates · NASDAQ:NVDA · Technology

Global Stock Markets Today (Dec. 18, 2025): Wall Street Rebounds on Softer CPI, Europe Closes at Record, Asia Mixed Ahead of BoJ

Updated: Thursday, December 18, 2025 — 4:18 p.m. ET Global stock markets ended broadly higher on Thursday as investors leaned into a cooler-than-expected U.S. inflation update, digested a pivotal batch of central-bank decisions in Europe, and watched the latest twist

18 December 2025

Asia Markets · Financial News · Global Economy · NASDAQ:MU · Stock Market · Wall Street

Tokyo Stock Market Today (Dec. 18, 2025): Nikkei Slides to 3-Week Low as AI Jitters Hit Tech; BOJ Rate-Hike Watch Weighs on Banks

TOKYO — Japan’s stock market finished lower on Thursday, December 18, with the Nikkei 225 pulled down by heavyweight tech names as investors reassessed the near-term profitability of artificial intelligence and data-center spending. As of 5:00 a.m. EST (evening in

18 December 2025

Bank of Japan · Market Trends · Nikkei · NYSE:ORCL · Technology Stocks · Tokyo

Asia Stock Market Today (Dec. 16, 2025): Asian Shares Slide as Tech Sells Off Ahead of US Jobs Data and BOJ Rate Call

Asian stock markets ended mostly lower on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, as investors pulled back from risk ahead of a busy data-and-central-bank window that could reset expectations for 2026 interest rates. A tech-led selloff weighed on several of the region’s

16 December 2025

Asia Finance · Economic News · Market Analysis · Stock Market · Technology

Mizuho Financial Group Stock (8411 / MFG) Today: BOJ Rate-Hike Bets, Buybacks, and Analyst Forecasts — December 15, 2025

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. shares started this week with a familiar tailwind: Japan’s slow-motion return to “normal” interest rates. On December 15, 2025, Mizuho’s Tokyo-listed shares (TSE: 8411) closed at ¥5,852, up 2.29% on the session and within striking distance

15 December 2025

Banking Industry · Financial Analysis · Investment Strategies · Japanese Economy · Stock Market

Tokyo Stock Exchange Week Ahead: Nikkei 225, Topix brace for BOJ rate hike and CPI after record highs (Updated Dec 14, 2025)

Tokyo stocks head into the new week on a fragile—but still constructive—footing: the broader Topix has just logged a record closing high, yet sentiment is being tugged in two directions by (1) growing conviction that the Bank of Japan (BOJ)

14 December 2025

Economic Outlook · Japan Market · Monetary Policy · Nikkei 225 · Stock Exchange

Tokyo Stock Market Today (Dec. 12, 2025): Nikkei Jumps 1.4% as Topix Hits Record Close Ahead of BOJ Rate Hike

TOKYO, Dec. 12, 2025 — Japan’s stock market ended the week with a sharp rebound in Tokyo on Friday, as the Nikkei 225 rallied and the broader Topix notched a record closing high, powered by a surge in metals and a

12 December 2025

BOJ · Japan Economy · Market Analysis · Nikkei · Stock Market

Tokyo Stock Market Weekly Review (Dec 1–6, 2025): Nikkei 225 Whipsaws on BOJ Rate‑Hike Jitters and Fed Cut Hopes

Tokyo’s stock market ended a volatile first week of December with the Nikkei 225 at 50,491.87 on Friday, up about 0.5%from the previous week, while the broader TOPIX finished at 3,362.56, down roughly 0.5% over the same period. Investing.com+1 Behind those modest weekly moves was a dramatic tug‑of‑war:

6 December 2025

Japan Economy · Market Analysis · Monetary Policy · Nikkei 225 · Stock Market