In a typical year, the week following the final Federal Reserve meeting of the year would mark the beginning of the holiday drift. Trading volumes would start drying up, news flow would slow to a trickle, and investors would essentially pack it in for the year. This week, like so much of 2025, won’t be…Read more
The stage is set for the main event of the month — the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting. The market has already fully priced in a 25-basis-point (0.25%) cut to the Fed’s benchmark interest rate. However, a small but notable segment of the market is holding out for a more aggressive 50 basis points, which…Read more
Eye of the Storm After several weeks of heightened activity driven by economic data, policy uncertainty and central bank decisions, markets might be in for a relatively quieter week ahead. There are few high-impact economic indicator releases or major earnings announcements scheduled, which creates space for investors to digest recent developments before the next wave…Read more
