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Today: December 18, 2025
Today: December 18, 2025

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Fed cut now a coin toss

By Mike Dolan -What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets With the U.S. government now reopening after a six-week hiatus, market attention

Fed cut now a coin toss
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How the yen tripped up investors...again

Investors laid a record wager on Japan's yen rising to take advantage of a long-overdue economic revival that coincided with expectations for a U.S.

How the yen tripped up investors...again
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Backwater to breakout: Investors pivot to Australian small caps as blue-chip premiums bite

Long overlooked as the backwater of the Australian equity market, small-cap stocks are having their best run in over a decade due to strong earnings and growth

Backwater to breakout: Investors pivot to Australian small caps as blue-chip premiums bite
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Australia's jobs roar back in October, rate cut prospects tumble

Australian employment surged in October as firms took on more full-time workers, pulling the jobless rate down from a four-year high and bolstering a growing view that

Australia's jobs roar back in October, rate cut prospects tumble
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US Labor Department urged to prioritize November employment, CPI data post-shutdown

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US Labor Department urged to prioritize November employment, CPI data post-shutdown
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UK's FTSE 100 hits record close as US shutdown nears end

London's FTSE 100 logged a third consecutive record close, supported by gains in utilities and mining shares as investors welcomed signs of a potential end to the prolonged U.S. government

UK's FTSE 100 hits record close as US shutdown nears end
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Euro zone inflation risks may be tilted to upside, Schnabel argues

Euro zone inflation is unlikely to fall too low and risks may actually be skewed toward higher than forecast readings, but the European Central Bank can tolerate small target

Euro zone inflation risks may be tilted to upside, Schnabel argues