TOP MARKETS NEWS: Week 12/30 – 01/05

Weekend 01.04 & 01.05

 

Euro-Zone Inflation Points to Lagarde’s Unfinished Task for 2025 – bbg


Friday 01.03

Business Live – guardian

S&P 500, Nasdaq snap five-day losing streak, but still close lower on the week – cnbc
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Rivian Automotive, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Ford and more – cnbc
Microsoft expects to spend $80 billion on AI-enabled data centers in fiscal 2025 – cnbc
Foreign phone sales plunge 47% in China, spelling trouble for Apple – cnbc
Copper Lures Buyers as New York Futures Hover Above $4 a Pound – bbg
European Stocks Trim Weekly Gain on Growth Outlook, China Risk – bbg
GM, Ford report best annual U.S. sales since 2019 as auto recovery continues – cnbc
US Car Sales Get Year-End Boost From Trump’s Threat to End EV Tax Credits – bbg
US Manufacturing Measure Edged Higher at End of Last Year – bbg

US PREMARKET
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: U.S. Steel, Carvana, Block and more – cnbc
Futures Rebound After Longest Losing Streak Since April – Zerohedge
Gold Price Forecast: XAU/USD takes out all key resistance levels; where next? – fxstreet
Stellantis, VW Drop After Losing US Electric-Car Subsidy – bbg
Europe’s real estate recovery looks set to pick up steam in 2025 – cnbc
UBS Shares Rise as Exane Upgrades on Likely Buyback Increase – bbg
Hedge Funds Eye Dollar Parity for Euro as Option Trades Boom – bbg
European stocks dip at the open; Turkish inflation falls by more than expected – cnbc

China stocks extend declines with bond yields hitting record lows as PBOC reportedly signals rate cuts – cnbc
China Hurts Its Exporters by Keeping Yuan Strong Versus Peers – bbg
China Lets Yuan Weaken After Defending 7.3 Per Dollar for Weeks – bbg

Thursday 01.02

Business Live – guardian

Stocks sold and dollar bought on first trading session of 2025 – Newsquawk US Market Wrap
US stocks fall on GDP downgrade; Tesla slumps after Q4 deliveries miss – investing
Crappy New Year For Mega-Cap Tech But Bitcoin, Bullion, & Black Gold Bid – Zerohedge
Big Tech Stocks’ Reign May Falter in 2025, Morgan Stanley’s Shalett Says – bbg
Stocks close lower in volatile start to 2025 as S&P 500 losing streak grows – cnbc
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Tesla, Unity Software, Constellation Energy and more – cnbc
US Mortgage Rates Approach 7% in Ominous Sign for Housing Market – bbg
US stocks to rally in H1 2025: HSBC – investing
U.S. dollar index hits more than two-year high as markets brace for Trump return – cnbc
European Stocks Rise With Policy Outlook in Focus; Energy Leads – bbg

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Nvidia, Synaptics, Cloudflare, Topgolf Callaway Brands and more – cnbc
Tesla Stock Dips After Vehicle Sales Decline Annually Despite Record Q4 Deliveries – Zerohedge
Tesla shares slide after it reports first drop in annual deliveries – cnbc
Initial Jobless Claims Tumble To 8-Month Lows To End The Year – Zerohedge
US Futures Rebound To Start 2025 Even As China Crashes – Zerohedge
Clean Energy Benchmark Is Natural Gas: Today And For The Future – Zerohedge
European stocks edge lower after kicking off 2025 on a positive note – cnbc

China stocks lead losses in Asia as manufacturing slows; Singapore annual GDP growth rises to 4% – cnbc
Chinese Stocks Tumble in Worst Start to a Year Since 2016 – bbg

 

Tuesday 12.31

Business Live – guardian

Stocks Suffer Worst Year-End Run Since ’66 As Stagflationary Fears Loom – Zerohedge
S&P 500 posts 23% gain for 2024 as stocks close slightly lower in final session of year – cnbc
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Intel, Biohaven, Nvidia and more – cnbc
US Home Prices Surge To 17th Consecutive All-Time High – Zerohedge

US Futures Rebound On Last Day Of 2024, Capping Another Stellar Year – Zerohedge
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: MicroStrategy, VeriSign, Sangamo Therapeutics and more – cnbc
4 reasons why the post-election S&P 500 rally has been losing steam: Yardeni- investing
The winners and the losers of the 2024 trading year – forexlive
European markets trade slightly higher ahead of the New Year holiday – cnbc

China’s December factory activity growth misses expectations as analysts decry insufficient stimulus – cnbc

Monday 12.30

Business Live – guardian
Assets in U.S. exchange-traded funds topped $10 trillion. Here are trends for investors to watch, experts say – cnbc
Stockpicking funds suffer record $450bn of outflows – ft
US Credit Card Defaults Soar To Crisis Highs As Inflation Storm Crushes Working-Poor – Zerohedge
Stocks on Pace for Best Two Years in a Quarter-Century – wsj

Wall Street ends sharply lower on penultimate trading day of a strong 2024 – Reuters
Markets Spectacularly Dump’n’Pump As Year-End Looms – Zerohedge
Dow closes down 400 points as Wall Street limps into year-end – cnbc
Oil 2025: A tailwind for Trump as Wall Street projects lower crude prices – yahoofinance
Natural gas surges as much as 20% on expectations for colder-than-usual January on the East Coast – cnbc
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: MicroStrategy, Boeing, Nvidia and more – cnbc
European Stocks Decline as Year-End Rally on Wall Street Fades – bbg
Chicago PMI Plummets Near COVID Lows As Small Biz/CEO Confidence Soars – Zerohedge

US PREMARKET
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Boeing, Palantir, MicroStrategy and more – cnbc
Germany’s DAX Index Concludes Its Best Two-Year Rally Since 2013 – bbg
S&P 500: A ‘reversion’ trade will occur in 1Q25, Raymond James says – investing
Spanish Inflation Accelerates, Backing Gradual ECB Rate Cuts – bbg
Defense, Novo and Nestle: 2024 Highs and Lows in European Stocks – bbg
Trump’s tariff plans send the world into a tizzy far before inauguration – wt
European markets open lower in last full trading day of 2024 – cnbc

South Korea stocks shrug off tepid industrial data, political turmoil; Jeju Air shares hit record low – cnbc
Japan’s Nikkei ends 2024 with nearly 20% rise – bt
China’s Top Stock of 2024 Eyes Boost From AI Self-Reliance – bbg

Stocks Drop as Investors Trim Risk Before Year-End: Markets Wrap – bbg