As the clock ticks toward the final closing bell of 2025, the financial markets are witnessing a familiar, if somewhat somber, ritual. Despite a year that saw the S&P 500 climb nearly 17.3%, today’s session is marked by the "Final Trading Day" phenomenon—a period of low-volume
After holding rates steady for most of 2025 and resisting President Donald Trump’s calls for rate cuts, the central bank ended the year with three consecutive 25 basis point reductions in the policy rate.
The festive mood on Wall Street has taken a sudden, chilly turn as the final trading days of 2025 approach. The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), often referred to as the market’s "fear gauge," saw a notable 4.4% jump to 14.20 on December 29, signaling a sharp reversal
The Trump administration will use a combination of alternative legislation and existing trade measures to reissue tariffs if the Supreme Court rules against the current ones, according to a report from Financial Times.
At the end of his press conference with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday evening, Trump said that he still has a favorite for the position of the Fed Chair without taking names.
As the final trading days of 2025 unfold, the festive exuberance that propelled Wall Street to the brink of historic milestones is beginning to cool. After a blistering mid-December surge that saw the S&P 500 (NYSE Arca: SPY) flirt with the psychologically significant 7,000 level, market sentiment has
Krugman pointed out that small businesses were unable to weather the storm brought about by the Trump administration’s tariffs and immigration policy changes.
Earlier this month, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that the U.S. economy grew at an annualized rate of 4.3%, higher than the Dow Jones forecast of 3.2%.
As the final week of 2025 unfolds, the hallowed halls of the New York Stock Exchange and the digital corridors of the Nasdaq have transformed into a "ghost town." With many institutional traders having shuttered their desks for the season, the markets are grappling with a classic year-end phenomenon: the
As the final trading days of 2025 wind down, the U.S. equity markets are delivering a historic performance that has caught many analysts by surprise. Following a year defined by the maturation of artificial intelligence and a shifting interest rate environment, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite have
