December 12, 2025 10:12 am
Key Moments Brent February futures traded at $61.40 per barrel and WTI at $57.69 per barrel, both up 0.2% after the prior session’s sharp declines. Oil benchmarks remained on track to lose more than 3% for the week, following a 1.5% drop on Thursday to their lowest levels in over seven weeks. A reported U.S. […]
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Key Moments Wendel (EPA:MWDP) shares rose 6.7% on Friday after the firm revealed plans to generate over €7 billion in cash flow by 2030. The group is refocusing on two core businesses: Wendel Investment Managers (WIM) and Wendel Principal Investments (WPI). WIM aims for fee-related earnings above €200 million by 2026. At least €1.6 billion […]
Read moreDecember 12, 2025 8:16 am
Key Moments Taiwan’s benchmark stock index is projected by some investors to reach 30,000 points in 2026 following a multi-year AI-driven surge. Despite concerns over an AI bubble globally, Taiwan’s market trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 21, below the Nasdaq and Nikkei, according to analysts cited in the article. Foreign investors have been net […]
Read moreDecember 12, 2025 7:29 am
Key Moments Mizuho raised its price target on Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:AVGO) to $450 from $410 while maintaining an “Outperform” rating. Broadcom guided January-quarter revenue to about $19.1 billion, with expected AI sales of approximately $8.2 billion, up about 26% quarter-on-quarter. The company’s total backlog increased to $162 billion, including $73 billion tied to AI, supported […]
Read moreDecember 11, 2025 3:12 pm
Key Moments Federal Reserve delivers a 25 basis point rate cut to 3.50-3.75%, but maintains a distinctly hawkish tone. Australian dollar weakens 0.6% against the U.S. dollar after employment falls by 21,000, with full-time jobs dropping sharply. Indian rupee softens back below 90 per dollar, with USD/INR up 0.6% at 90.3 and approaching the 90.5 […]
Read moreDecember 11, 2025 2:17 pm
Key Moments Lukoil now favors a cashless swap proposal from U.S. bank Xtellus Partners for its $22 billion global asset portfolio, two sources said. The U.S. Treasury extended the deadline for Lukoil’s asset sale to January 17 after sanctions hit Lukoil and Rosneft. The Xtellus bid uses a securities exchange, which makes the deal more […]
Read moreDecember 11, 2025 1:32 pm
Key Moments ALT5 Sigma (NASDAQ: ALTS, FSE: 5AR1) plans to integrate the USD1 stablecoin into its ALT5 Pay and ALT5 Prime payment platforms. The company links anticipated USD1 usage growth to potential benefits for its existing $WLFI governance token holdings. ALT5 targets enterprise settlement, cross-border transfers, and merchant processing as primary use cases for USD1. […]
Read moreDecember 11, 2025 11:16 am
Key Moments JPMorgan Asset Management expects profit growth and attractive valuations to support equity opportunities outside the U.S. Portfolio managers highlight Taiwan, South Korea, China, and Hong Kong as key markets. SK Hynix (KS:000660) and Samsung Electronics (KS:005930) trade at relatively lower valuations. The firm remains positive on risk assets heading into 2026. It does […]
Read moreDecember 11, 2025 10:11 am
Key Moments The Dollar Index traded 0.1% lower at 98.682 after touching its weakest level since late October. The Federal Reserve cut rates by 25 basis points and projected at least one more reduction next year. The euro remains on track for weekly and monthly gains, with EUR/USD around the high 1.16 area. Fed Cut […]
Read moreDecember 11, 2025 9:10 am
Key Moments FTSE 100 slipped 0.02% at 0818 GMT, while GBP/USD declined 0.1% to above 1.33. RICS survey indicated all near-term UK housing market indicators turned negative in November. FirstGroup PLC and Workspace Group PLC each announced targeted portfolio moves in the UK. Broad Market Overview Investing.com — London equities traded essentially unchanged on Thursday, […]
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