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REIT Stock Prices on December 7, 2025: Are Rate Cuts Setting Up a 2026 Rally?

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) are ending 2025 in that familiar place where markets get interesting: fundamentals looking solid, prices still a bit grumpy, and interest rates finally moving in the right direction for landlords. As of the latest close

7 December 2025

Home Depot (HD) Stock Today: Q3 Earnings Shock, Fresh News, and 2026 Forecast as Rate Cuts Approach

Updated: December 6, 2025 Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) heads into the final weeks of 2025 in a tricky spot: the retailer just posted a rare earnings miss, the stock is nearly 18% below where it traded a year ago,

6 December 2025

Earnings Reports · Economic Forecasts · Financial News · Investment Analysis · NYSE:HD · Stock Market

Nasdaq Today, December 6, 2025: Tech-Led Rally Caps Strong Week as 2026 Rate-Cut and AI Bets Drive Forecasts

New York – December 6, 2025.The tech-heavy Nasdaq is ending the week on a quietly bullish note. On Friday, December 5, the Nasdaq Composite closed at 23,578.13, up 72.99 points (+0.31%), while the Nasdaq-100 finished at 25,692.05, up 0.43%. Investing.com+1

6 December 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Interest Rates · Nasdaq · NASDAQ:NDAQ · Stock Market · Technology

New Zealand Stock Market Weekly Wrap: NZX 50 Drifts Sideways as RBNZ Signals End of Rate Cuts (1–6 December 2025)

Between Monday 1 December and Friday 5 December 2025, the New Zealand stock market squeezed a lot of action into a very small headline move. The S&P/NZX 50 Index ended the week at 13,483.99, down just 0.04% from the previous

6 December 2025

Central Bank Policy · New Zealand Economy · NZX 50 · Stock Market Review · Weekly Summary

Mortgage Rates Today, December 6, 2025: 30‑Year Fixed Near 6% as Refi Deals Resurface

After a choppy year for housing, U.S. mortgage rates are sliding back toward their lows of 2025 — and that’s breathing new life into both home-purchase and refinance activity. Freddie Mac’s latest weekly survey pegs the average 30‑year fixed mortgage

6 December 2025

Financial Planning · Home Buying · Mortgage Rates · NYSE:RKT · Real Estate News · Refinance Tips

Bonds vs Stocks in 2025: Where to Invest as Interest Rates Peak and Markets Rally

As 2025 draws to a close, investors are facing a rare moment: both stocks and bonds have had a strong year, and major central banks are preparing to cut interest rates after one of the sharpest tightening cycles in decades.

6 December 2025

Bonds · Financial Planning · Investing · Market Trends · NYSE:GS · NYSE:JPM · NYSE:MS · NYSE:SCHW · Stocks

Canada Stock Market Today, December 5, 2025: TSX Slips From Record High as Jobs Shock Reshapes Rate Expectations

Toronto – Friday, December 5, 2025, around 12:30 p.m. EST Canada’s stock market is taking a breather near record territory today. Around midday, the S&P/TSX Composite Index was trading roughly 0.3–0.4% lower, hovering in the 31,350–31,400 range after setting a

5 December 2025

Canadian Economy · Employment Data · Interest Rates · Stock Market News · TSX

Bank of Canada Rate Cuts Are Likely Over: What a 2.25% Policy Rate Means for Mortgages, Housing and TSX Mid‑Cap Stocks

Published: December 5, 2025 Key Points 1. Where Bank of Canada Rates Stand Now The Bank of Canada’s key policy rate currently sits at 2.25%, after an October 29 cut of 25 basis points from 2.50%. Bank of Canada+1 That

5 December 2025

Canadian Economy · Housing Market · Interest Rates · Mortgages · NYSE:BLK · Stock Market

UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Hovers Near Record High as Rate-Cut Hopes Offset Weak UK Data (5 December 2025)

London, Friday 5 December 2025 — The UK stock market is edging higher today, with the FTSE 100 trading around 9,725, up roughly 0.15–0.2% by late morning. That leaves the blue‑chip index just shy of its recent record closing high,

5 December 2025

Financial News · FTSE 100 · Interest Rates · Stock Market · UK Economy

Canada Stock Market Today (Dec. 5, 2025): TSX Sits at Record High as Bank Earnings and Rate Hopes Drive 2026 Optimism

Canada’s stock market heads into Friday, December 5, 2025, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index perched at a record closing high after a powerful rally led by the country’s biggest banks and supported by firm commodity prices. As of Thursday’s close,

5 December 2025

Bank Earnings · Canada Economy · Market Analysis · NYSE:RY · Stock Market · TSX

Mortgage Rates Today, December 5, 2025: Low‑6% Sweet Spot and What It Means for 2026

Mortgage rates are closing out the first week of December 2025 in a rare “sweet spot” for today’s market: solidly in the low‑6% range, trending slightly lower, and backed by growing evidence that 2026 could be modestly more affordable—but not a return

5 December 2025

Home Buying · Interest Rates · Mortgages · Personal Finance · Real Estate

Federal Reserve News Today: Markets Price In December Rate Cut as Trump Teases New Fed Chair Pick

As of Friday, December 5, 2025, all eyes are on the Federal Reserve ahead of next week’s December 9–10 FOMC meeting. Markets are betting heavily on another interest‑rate cut, economists’ surveys show a strong consensus for a 25‑basis‑point move, and

5 December 2025

Economic News · Federal Reserve · Financial Markets · Interest Rates · Monetary Policy