TOP MARKETS NEWS: Week 12/09 – 12/15

Wednesday 12.11

Business Live – guardian
Trump Tariff Risk Roils Gold, Silver as New York Prices Jump – bbg

‘Sell Bonds, Buy Everything Else’ – Rate-Cut Hopes Soar As Markets Shrug Off Hot-flation – Zerohedge
Tame US Inflation Boosts S&P 500, Nasdaq Rallies Above 20,000 – Reuters
Nasdaq surges for first close above 20,000, lifted by Alphabet shares – cnbc
Maersk Sees Global Container Volumes Rising as Much as 7% in 2025, Exec Says – bbg
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Broadcom, GE Vernova, Stitch Fix, GameStop and more – cnbc
GE Vernova to Power City-Sized Data Centers With Gas as AI Demand Soars – bbg
Apple Developing AI Server Chip Named “Baltra” – Zerohedge
European Shares Close up After In-Line US Inflation Data; ECB in Focus – Reuters
European Stocks Inch Higher After US Inflation; Inditex Drops – bbg
WTI Holds Gains As ‘Tank Bottoms’ Loom At Cushing Hub; US Production Hit Record High – Zerohedge
Trump Trade War to Hurt US Farmers More as China Turns to Brazil – bbg
Loonie Strengthens After BoC Slashes Rates By 50bps Again, Blames De-Growth On Trump & Immigration – Zerohedge

US PREMARKET
Wall Street Reacts To CPI Report, Even As Markets Price In Certainty Of Dec Rate Cut – Zerohedge
Re-Inflation Continues – November Consumer Prices Surge Most Since April – Zerohedge
US Inflation in Line With Forecasts Solidifies Bets on Fed Cut – bbg
US Consumer Prices Post Largest Rise in Seven Months; Rents Finally Slowing – Reuters
Annual inflation rate accelerates to 2.7% in November, as expected – cnbc
Accounting Error Sends Macy’s Shares Tumbling; Goldman Calls Earnings “Disappointing” – Zerohedge
Futures Flat Ahead Of CPI, Dollar Surges On China Devaluation Speculation – Zerohedge
OPEC Makes Deepest Cut Yet to 2024 World Oil Demand Forecast – bbg
Can quantum computing be used in the real world? – cnbc
Rare Quarterly Miss Hits Zara Owner Inditex Shares – Reuters
European markets set for negative open as traders await U.S. inflation data – cnbc

Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors await key policy meeting in China – cnbc
China Markets Flag Caution, Reduced Hope for Key Policy Meeting – bbg
Japan’s Producer Inflation Tops Estimates During Rate Hike Bets – bbg
How Likely Is a Bank of Japan Rate Hike Next Week? – Reuters

 


Tuesday 12.10

Dollar bid with Stocks and Bonds sold as CPI awaits – Newsquawk US Market Wrap
Mega-Caps Pump’n’Dump Ahead Of CPI; Bitcoin Slumps As Gold Jumps – Zerohedge
Dow falls more than 100 points to notch four losing days as year-end rally takes a breather – cnbc
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Alphabet, SiriusXM, MongoDB, Alaska Air Group and more – cnbc
Google claims quantum computing milestone — but the tech can’t solve real-world problems yet – cnbc
Trump’s Tariffs Could Spark Supply Chain Disruptions, Experts Say – Zerohedge
STOXX 600 Ends Eight-Day Winning Streak; ECB Decision in Focus – Reuters
European Stocks Fall as China Optimism Fades, Rates in Focus – bbg

US Labor Costs Revised Down in Sign of Easing Inflation Pressure – bbg
Futures Rise As Yields Hit 1 Week High, China Stimulus Hopes Fizzle – Zerohedge
Trump Victory Sends Small Business Optimism Soaring Most In 44 Years – Zerohedge
Citi’s Manthey Sees Europe Stocks Rising Almost 10% by End-2025 – bbg
Europe Is Reaching a Limit to Its Wind Power Expansion – bbg
German Inflation Confirmed at 2.4% in November – Reuters
European markets lower as positive sentiment vanishes – cnbc

China’s November imports post surprise drop; sharpest decline in 14 months – cnbc
Australia’s central bank ends 2024 with a dovish pivot, jolting markets – cnbc
China’s Oil Demand May Peak Early on Rapid Transport Shift – bbg
China Economists Ramp Up Expectations for Rate Cuts, Spending – bbg
BOJ Should Hike Given Risk of Falling Behind, Top Academic Says – bbg


Monday 12.09

Oil and gold prices rise after fall of Assad in Syria – business live – guardian
It’s all about China today: Three stories are dominating – forexlive
Oppenheimer’s Stoltzfus New Top S&P 500 Bull With 7,100 Target – bbg
Syria Has Fallen! Who Are The Winners, Who Are The Losers, And What’s Next For The Middle East? – Zerohedge

Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Oracle, C3.ai, Vail Resorts, Planet Labs and more – cnbc
Oracle shares slide on earnings and revenue miss, disappointing forecast – cnbc
Stocks and bonds fall as attention turns to US CPI – Newsquawk US Market Wrap
Technology Stocks Weigh on Wall Street Ahead of Inflation Data – Reuters
Momo Massacred: Bullion & Black Gold Bid As Stocks, Bonds, & Crypto Tank – Zerohedge
Dow drops more than 200 points, S&P 500 pulls back from record as Nvidia slides – cnbc
US-Listed Chinese Stocks Rally as Beijing Vows to Boost Demand – bbg
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Hershey, Nvidia, Alibaba, Omnicom and more – cnbc
European Stocks Gain Boosted By China-Exposed Luxury, Mining – bbg
US Consumers Expect Higher Inflation and Better Economy, New York Fed Says – Reuters

US Bitcoin ETF Inflows Near $10 Billion Since Trump Election Win – bbg
Trump’s mass deportation plan could threaten workforces in industries from agriculture to health care – CNBC
Futures Flat As Geopolitical Tensions Offset Latest China Stimulus Vows – Zerohedge
Key Events This Week: CPI, PPI And ECB – Zerohedge
European markets set for a flat to lower start to the new trading week – cnbc

Kospi down over 2% amid political turmoil in South Korea; Asia markets mixed – cnbc
Chinese stocks jumped. Here’s the latest government statement and what it means – Marketwatch
China Signals Bolder Stimulus for Next Year as Trump Returns – bbg
China vows ‘more proactive’ fiscal stimulus measures, ‘moderately’ looser monetary policy – cnbc
China’s top leaders are set to discuss GDP growth target, stimulus measures amid economic worries – cnbc
China consumer inflation rate drops to a five-month low, missing expectations as economy slows – cnbc
BOJ Plans a Rare January Speech That May Lift Rate Hike Views – bbg