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Bank of Japan faces a policy dilemma as government bond yields keep hitting new highs
On Thursday, yield on the benchmark 10-year JGBs hit a high of 1.917%, surging to their strongest level since 2007. If the BOJ sticks with its policy of raising rates, it risks sending higher yields higher.
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Prospect of RBA Rate Hike Is Being Kicked Around
There's plenty of number crunching going on among economists at Australia's big banks about the potential for an interest-rate increase as early as February.
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Wall Street Wants In on the ‘Trump Accounts' for Babies
Banks, brokers and money managers are eager to find a role in the program offering Americans investment accounts at birth.
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Review & Preview: Gaming Out the Fed
The Dow Transports index keeps rising. It could be good news for the economy.
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Copper, Gold And Silver Prices Are Up. Here's Why.
Copper, gold and silver prices have climbed steadily this year as investors hedge against political instability and dollar weakness, and tightening supplies across major metals have added momentum to one of the strongest haven rallies in recent years, reports say.
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Top Macro Trade For 2026: The Bet Against A Fed Hike
One of my top macro trades for 2026 is the bet that the Fed will not hike in 2026. The trade is executed by shorting the 3-month SOFR December 2026 put at strike 96.375.
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Small Caps, Dow Jones Lead Stock Market Rally; This Many Industry Groups Outperform S&P 500
J.B. Hunt stock now sports an 85 Relative Strength Rating,
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A Major Market Disconnect Is Forming
There is a major disconnect forming between the market and the economic reality. Elon Musk and Howard Marks recently cast very different outlooks for the economy and markets moving forward.
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Gold's Surge Could Be Predicting These 3 Major Stock Market Event Risks
Gold's surge, absent a clear crisis, signals rising systemic risk for equities and the economy. Current gold price action resembles pre-crisis periods, suggesting the market anticipates a major negative event.
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Congressional stock ownership is 'outrageous,' says Rep. Mike Levin, calling for ban
Calls for a ban on congressional stock ownership have grown in recent years, leading to a bill being introduced in September. To date, the measure has not moved forward despite bipartisan support, but a new effort to force a vote on a bill was undertaken on Tuesday.
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Prospect of Rate Cut Lifts Shares of Smaller Companies
The dollar suffers its longest losing streak since 2020.
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Stock market closes on doorstep of record territory as investors focus on bright side of weak private-sector hiring
All three major U.S. stock indexes finished with back-to-back gains on Wednesday, with investors using November's unexpectedly weak private-sector hiring report to solidify expectations for a quarter-point interest-rate cut from the Federal Reserve next week.
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Stocks Edge Higher Ahead of Fed Decision | Closing Bell
Comprehensive cross-platform coverage of the U.S. market close on Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, and YouTube with Romaine Bostick, Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. -------- More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video?
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Morgan Stanley exec expects broad surge in M&A
Morgan Stanley is seeing a strong deal pipeline next year for mergers, acquisitions and IPOs, its co-head of investment banking, Mo Assomull, said on Wednesday.
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Market is on its way to a Santa Claus rally, says Bank of America's Chris Hyzy
Chris Hyzy, Bank of America Private Bank, joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss Hyzy's thesis for equity investors, what will last longer than one year and much more.
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10 Bold Market Calls For 2026 From Bank Of America: AI Boom, Strong GDP, Lower Yields
Bank of America Global Research expects the global economy to enter 2026 with more momentum than investors anticipate, calling for stronger U.S. and China growth, continued AI-driven investment, and a shift in market leadership.
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Weak jobs data pulls U.S. yields lower
CNBC's Rick Santelli reports on news regarding bond markets.
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A.I. Bubble "Inflating," "Not Popping:" Tech-Tied Stocks to Watch in CapEx Cycle
David Waddell says investors recently experienced an "air pocket" in the A.I. trade, though he doesn't expect the bubble "bursting" any time soon.
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Mizuho's Katz sees 'fertile' conditions driving robust M&A market into 2026
The "fertile" conditions driving dealmaking in 2025 will persist through the end of the year and into the next as CEOs look for scale and private-equity firms offload aging assets, according to Michal Katz, Mizuho Americas head of investment and corporate banking.
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AI to Lead the Market for Years: Defiance ETFs' Jablonski
Sylvia Jablonski, chief investment officer at Defiance ETFs, says she sees the tech pullback as a buying opportunity and expects AI to lead the market for years. Jablonski joins Caroline Hyde on “Bloomberg Tech.
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