December 30, 2025 9:41 am
Key Moments The Korean won has already reached Bank of America’s first-quarter 2026 USD/KRW target of 1,435 after rapid policy action and intervention. A joint statement on December 24 by the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Bank of Korea shifted sentiment, pushing USD/KRW down from 1,480 to 1,460. Bank of America still expects […]
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Key Moments Hobby prospectors are flocking to Victoria’s 9,600 sq km “golden triangle” as gold prices hit record highs and detector sales surge. Minelab’s Gold Monster 2000 detector, priced at A$2,999, sold out nationwide within weeks of its October 20 launch. Miner’s right permits in Victoria climbed to almost 16,000 by November, with more than […]
Read moreDecember 30, 2025 7:37 am
Key Moments Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is up 40% year-to-date as of 29 December, outperforming the S&P 500’s 17.8% gain. The average 12-month analyst price target of $261 implies a £5,000 investment could rise to about £6,850, assuming stable exchange rates. Nvidia enters 2026 with a $500bn order backlog for its Blackwell and upcoming Rubin systems and […]
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Key Moments SOL traded just above $120 on Tuesday after falling nearly 2% from a reversal at $130 on Monday. Solana ETFs logged only $13.14 million in weekly inflows, but took in $2.93 million on Monday following a flat session on Friday. SOL futures Open Interest climbed to $7.68 billion as short positions rose to […]
Read moreDecember 29, 2025 2:27 pm
Major Currencies Hold Range as Year-End Trading Thins; Won Extends Government-Backed Rally Key Moments Most major FX pairs were little changed in thin year-end trading, while the U.S. Dollar Index stayed flat at 05:23 ET (10:23 GMT). Meanwhile, expectations that the Federal Reserve will keep easing policy in 2026 continued to weigh on the dollar. […]
Read moreDecember 29, 2025 1:35 pm
Key Moments Nvidia invested $5 billion in Intel common stock under a September private placement agreement. The purchase covered more than 214.7 million Intel shares at a fixed price of $23.28 per share. U.S. antitrust regulators cleared the investment earlier in December, and the transaction was disclosed in a Monday filing. Transaction Overview Nvidia has […]
Read moreDecember 29, 2025 10:51 am
Key Moments U.S. stock index futures traded lower in early Monday dealings after a strong advance in equities late in the year. S&P 500 Futures declined 0.2% to 6,966.0 points, Nasdaq 100 Futures fell 0.4% to 25,759.25 points, while Dow Jones Futures were little changed at 49,014.0 points by 05:30 ET (10:30 GMT). Recent gains […]
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Key Moments BP agreed to sell a 65% stake in its Castrol lubricants business to Stonepeak. The deal values Castrol at $10 billion and generates about $6 billion in net proceeds. Bank of America warned that BP’s share price could fall more than 10% and cut 2027+ EPS estimates by roughly 5% following the deal. […]
Read moreDecember 29, 2025 9:13 am
Key Moments GBP/USD trades near 1.3500 at the start of the final week of 2025, consolidating within a 1.3477–1.3534 range. Investors expect the Bank of England to follow a moderate rate-cutting cycle in 2026, with UK inflation at 3.2% YoY in November. The US Dollar remains under pressure as markets price in a faster Federal […]
Read moreDecember 29, 2025 7:48 am
Key Moments Brent crude rose 63 cents, or 1.04%, to $61.27 per barrel at 0443 GMT, while U.S. WTI gained 58 cents, or 1.02%, to $57.32. Comments from U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pointed to progress toward a potential Ukraine peace deal, but territorial disputes remained unresolved. Analysts highlighted continued Russia-Ukraine […]
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