December 11, 2025 7:28 am
Key Moments Brent February futures traded at $62.44 per barrel and WTI at $58.78 per barrel, up 0.4% and 0.5% respectively as of 21:38 ET (02:38 GMT). U.S. commercial crude inventories fell by 1.812 million barrels, surpassing expectations for a 1.1 million barrel draw, while gasoline and distillate stocks increased. The Federal Reserve cut its […]
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Key Moments EUR/USD traded at $1.1635, up 0.1%. The pair remains on track for annual gains of more than 12%. Bank of America Securities projects EUR/USD at $1.22 by the end of 2026. Most dollar weakness is expected to emerge after the first quarter. BofA expects the ECB to deliver at least one more rate […]
Read moreDecember 10, 2025 1:06 pm
Key Moments Silver traded near $62 per ounce on Wednesday, up from about $50 in late November and roughly $30 at the start of the year. Investors positioned for potential Federal Reserve rate cuts and a possible leadership change, with candidates seen favoring more aggressive easing than Jerome Powell. Silver’s inclusion on the 2025 Critical […]
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Key Moments Standard Chartered cut its 2025 bitcoin price target from $300,000 to $150,000 and lowered projections through 2030. The bank now expects bitcoin to finish this year near $100,000, implying about 6% upside from current levels. Recent weakness, including a roughly 27% drop from an early-October peak, prompted the bank to shift its assumptions […]
Read moreDecember 10, 2025 9:49 am
Key Moments FTSE 100 rose 0.2% by 0830 GMT, while GBP/USD gained 0.2% to trade above 1.33 as broader European indices slipped. Cohort (LON:CHRT) reported a 9% rise in first-half revenue to £128.8 million, but adjusted operating profit eased to £9.7 million on margin pressures. Berkeley Group Holdings PLC (LON:BKGH) delivered adjusted profit before tax […]
Read moreDecember 10, 2025 7:15 am
Key Moments GBP/USD trades around 1.3305, holding above key technical support after breaking a major confluence zone. Markets are pricing in nearly a 90% chance of a 25 bps Fed rate cut, which would take the US policy range to 3.50%-3.75%. Expectations for a BoE quarter-point cut at the upcoming December meeting stand near 88% […]
Read moreDecember 9, 2025 3:09 pm
Key Moments RBC Capital Markets assigns Outperform ratings to MNST, EL, CL, and KMB with upside potential ranging from 9% to 54%. Monster Beverage Co (MNST) remains RBC’s top pick, supported by renewed energy drink demand and strong international growth forecasts. Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) is viewed as undervalued, but its upside depends on successful execution […]
Read moreDecember 9, 2025 2:22 pm
Key Moments CVS Health projected 2026 adjusted earnings of $7.00 to $7.20 per share, above this year’s expected profit and slightly ahead of Wall Street’s $7.16 forecast. The company raised its 2025 adjusted earnings guidance for the fourth time, now expecting $6.60 to $6.70 per share. CVS shares rose 2.4% to $78.38 in premarket trading […]
Read moreDecember 9, 2025 1:11 pm
Key Moments Xtellus Partners has presented a plan to the U.S. Treasury to use proceeds from Lukoil’s foreign asset sales to compensate U.S. investors whose Lukoil shares were frozen. Lukoil’s international portfolio is estimated at $22 billion, while the company’s overall market value is around $50 billion and was heavily held by Western investors before […]
Read moreDecember 9, 2025 10:22 am
Key Moments Citi Research raised its rating on Renk Group AG (ETR:R3NK) to “buy” from “neutral” while keeping a €65 price target. The €65 target implies an expected share price return of 25.7% and a projected total return of 26.3% including dividends. Citi’s valuation is based on a discounted cash-flow framework that assumes a 17% […]
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