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U.S. stock futures are mostly trading sideways this morning as markets head into the final stretch of a strong 2025, after the S&P 500 reached fresh record levels on Friday. With a light economic calendar ahead, attention will turn to the Federal Reserve’s December meeting minutes for clues on policy direction in 2026. Last week, U.S. stocks posted solid gains, with the S&P 500 up 1.5% and both the Dow and Nasdaq rising more than 1%.
In the commodities market, silver hit a fresh record above $83 per ounce before pulling back to around $75, driven by speculative buying, tight supply, and expectations of lower interest rates and a weaker U.S. dollar heading into 2026. Gold fell briefly below $4,475 in early trading today, but later settled above $,4500 an ounce.
EURUSD trades higher around 1.1775 in early Asian hours, supported by US dollar weakness as markets price in further Federal Reserve rate cuts in 2026. Expectations of additional easing, along with uncertainty around Donald Trump’s potential nomination of a new Fed chair, are weighing on the USD.
Meanwhile, the ECB is holding rates steady and signaling a cautious, data dependent approach, with markets assigning a low probability of an ECB rate cut in early 2026. This policy divergence and reduced expectations for ECB easing are helping underpin the euro, keeping the pair biased to the upside in the near term.
The crypto market saw heavy trading today as bitcoin surged 2.46%, breaking above the $90,000 mark, Ethereum also jumped 3% today and is currently trading above $3,000.
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